Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/minnizô

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- (“small”). Cognate with Latin minor, minus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmin.ni.zɔːː/

Adjective

*minnizô (adverb *minniz)

comparative degree of *lītilaz

Inflection

Declension of *minnizô (an/īn-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*minnizô	*minnizaniz	*minnizį̄	*minnizīniz	*minnizô	*minnizōnō
Accusative	*minnizanų	*minnizanunz	*minnizīnų	*minnizīnunz	*minnizô	*minnizōnō
Genitive	*minniziniz	*minnizanǫ̂	*minnizīniz	*minnizīnǫ̂	*minniziniz	*minnizanǫ̂
Dative	*minnizini	*minnizammaz	*minnizīni	*minnizīmaz	*minnizini	*minnizammaz
Instrumental	*minnizinē	*minnizammiz	*minnizīnē	*minnizīmiz	*minnizinē	*minnizammiz

Derived terms

*minnisōną

Descendants

Old Saxon: minniro
Old Dutch: minniro
- Middle Dutch: minre
  - Dutch: minder
Old High German: minniro
- Middle High German: minder, minner, minre
  - Cimbrian: mindor
  - German: minder
  - Luxembourgish: manner
Old Norse: minni
- Icelandic: minni
- Faroese: minni
- Norwegian: minni
- Old Swedish: minne, mindre
  - Swedish: mindre
Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌶𐌰 (minniza)

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