Where does “minum” come from?
minum (Old English) comes from Old English mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
minum (Old English): inflection of mīn:
## masculine/neuter dative...
Definitions
- inflection of mīn:
## masculine/neuter dative...
Ancestry of “minum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | mīn | my, mine |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *mīn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |