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Where does “minnka” come from?

minnka (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

minnka (Old Norse): to diminish

Definitions

  1. to diminish

Ancestry of “minnka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
2Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “minnka”

  • mînchi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →