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Where does “minniz” come from?

minniz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

minniz (Proto-Germanic): less, to a smaller degree

Definitions

  1. less, to a smaller degree

Ancestry of “minniz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “minniz”

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