Where does “minska” come from?
minska (Swedish) comes from Old Norse minska, from Proto-Germanic minnisōną, from Proto-Germanic minniz, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
minska (Swedish): to reduce; to decrease
Ancestry of “minska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | minska | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | minnisōną | to make less, make smaller |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | minniz | less, to a smaller degree |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |