Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/minniz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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)

1. 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)