Where does “myneċen” come from?

myneċen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic munikinnō, from Proto-Germanic munikaz, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

myneċen (Old English): a female monk, nun

Definitions

  1. a female monk, nun

Ancestry of “myneċen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmunikinnōfemale monk
2Proto-Germanicmunikazmonk
3Latinmonāchusmonk
4Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
5Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
6Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
7Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “myneċen”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →