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
Ancestry of “myneċen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | munikinnō | female monk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | munikaz | monk |
| 3 | Latin | monāchus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |