Where does “minta” come from?
minta (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German minte, from Old Saxon minta, from Proto-Germanic minta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη.
minta (Old Norse): mint
Ancestry of “minta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | minte | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | minta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | minta | — |
| 4 | Latin | menta | mint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μίνθη | — |
Words derived from “minta”