Where does “mynta” come from?

mynta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish mynta, from Old Norse minta, from Middle Low German minte, from Old Saxon minta, from Proto-Germanic minta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη — mint (Mentha viridis).

mynta (Swedish): mint (plant)

Definitions

  1. mint (plant)

Ancestry of “mynta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmynta
2Old Norsemintamint
3Middle Low Germanminte
4Old Saxonminta
5Proto-Germanicminta
6Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
7Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)

Words derived from “mynta

Every word from Ancient Greek ΜίνθηEvery word from Latin mentaEvery word from Proto-Germanic minta
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