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

Definitions

  1. to reduce; to decrease

Ancestry of “minska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseminska—
2Proto-Germanicminnisōnąto make less, make smaller
3Proto-Germanicminnizless, to a smaller degree
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “minska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic minniz →Every word from Proto-Germanic minnisōną →