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Where does “mundō” come from?

mundō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mh₂-nt-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mundō (Proto-Germanic): hand; protection, security

Definitions

  1. hand; protection, security

Ancestry of “mundō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂-nt-éh₂the beckoning one
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mundō”

  • Edmund
  • mound
  • Ramona
  • Edmunds
  • mund
  • Edmundston
  • moundlike
  • gravemound
  • moundbuilding
  • moundsman
  • intermound
  • Raymond
  • remound
  • moundbird
  • Cunimundus
  • Ramón
  • Ramona
  • strafmündig
  • unmündig
  • mündig
  • Munt
  • Ramona
  • Ramona
  • Raymond
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