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Where does “mīnaz” come from?

mīnaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

mīnaz (Proto-Germanic): my, mine; 1st person singular possessive

Definitions

  1. my, mine; 1st person singular possessive

Ancestry of “mīnaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences

Words derived from “mīnaz”

  • mine
  • mining
  • min
  • undermine
  • undermining
  • miner
  • minefield
  • milord
  • milady
  • minesweeper
  • mynheer
  • coalmining
  • coalmine
  • countermine
  • minesweeping
  • mineshaft
  • miny
  • meinie
  • minelayer
  • minable
  • coalminer
  • mineworker
  • mineable
  • underminer
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