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Where does “mynu” come from?

mynu (Old English) comes from Old English myne, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu, from Indo-European *men-.

Ancestry of “mynu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmynememory, remembrance; feeling, affection, love,...
2Proto-West Germanic*muniwu—
3Indo-European*men-—

Words derived from “mynu”

  • minnow
  • pikeminnow
  • mudminnow
  • minnower
  • menow
  • mynwe
Every word from Indo-European *men- →