Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/minniz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Comparative of Proto-Indo-European *minu-, *mey- (“small”). Cognate with Latin minor, minus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmin.niz/

Adverb

*minniz (adjective *minnizô, superlative *minnist)

less, to a smaller degree

Usage notes

This word is not directly the comparative of any other term. Instead, various adverbial formations are used to express the positive degree.

Descendants

Old English: min
- Middle English: min
  - Scots: min, myn
  - English: min
Old Frisian: min
- Saterland Frisian: min
- West Frisian: min
Old Saxon: *min
- Middle Low German: min
  - Low German: minn
Old Dutch: min
- Middle Dutch: min
  - Dutch: min
Old High German: min
- Luxembourgish: mann
Old Norse: minnr
- Old Swedish: min, minner
Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins)

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