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Where does “mund” come from?

mund (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mundō, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂-nt-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mund (Old English): hand; trust, security. protection; protector,...

Definitions

  1. hand; trust, security. protection; protector,...

Ancestry of “mund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmundōhand; protection, security
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂-nt-éh₂the beckoning one
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mund”

  • Edmund
  • mound
  • Edmunds
  • mund
  • Edmundston
  • moundlike
  • gravemound
  • moundbuilding
  • moundsman
  • intermound
  • remound
  • moundbird
  • mund
  • mound
  • Éamann
  • mundgripe
  • Ēadmund
  • Edmund
  • Edmund
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