*minjō

Runic: ᛗᛁᚾᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmin.jɔː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

From Proto-Indo-European *men- (‘to think’).

*minnju (Proto-West Germanic)
- minna (Old Dutch)
  - minne (Middle Dutch)
    - min (Dutch)
*minnju (Proto-West Germanic)
- minne (Old Frisian)
  - Minne (Saterland Frisian)
  - minne (West Frisian)
*minnju (Proto-West Germanic)
- minne (Old Frisian)
  - mynnye (Middle Scots)
    - minnie (English)
    - minnie (Scots)
*minnju (Proto-West Germanic)
- minna (Old High German)
  - minne (Middle High German)
    - Minne (German)
*minnju (Proto-West Germanic)
- minnia (Old Saxon)
  - minne (Middle Low German)
    - Minn (German Low German)