Where does “mynsterstow” come from?

mynsterstow (Old English) comes from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

mynsterstow (Old English): a town

Definitions

  1. a town

Ancestry of “mynsterstow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmynstermonastery, nunnery, mother church, cathedral
2Latinmonastēriummonastery
3Ancient Greekμοναστήριονsolitary dwelling, hermit's cell; monastery
4Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
5Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
6Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος
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