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Where does “mynteining” come from?

mynteining (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mynt, from Old Norse mynt, from Old English mynet, from Proto-West Germanic munit, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mynteining (Norwegian Nynorsk): monetary unit, standard currency

Definitions

  1. monetary unit, standard currency

Ancestry of “mynteining”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmynta coin
2Old Norsemynt—
3Old Englishmynetcoin
4Proto-West Germanicmunitcoin
5LatinMonēta—
6Latinmoneō—
7Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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