*minniz

Runic: ᛗᛁᚾᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈmin.niz/

adverb

Meanings

less, to a smaller degree

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mi-n-u-is, comparative of *minu-, *mey- (‘small’). Cognate with Latin minor, minus.

Descendants

  • *minni (Proto-West Germanic)
    • min (Old Dutch)
      • min (Middle Dutch)
        • min (Dutch)
          • min (Afrikaans)
  • *minni (Proto-West Germanic)
    • min (Old English)
      • min (Middle English)
        • min (English)
        • min, myn (Scots)
  • *minni (Proto-West Germanic)
    • min (Old Frisian)
      • min (Saterland Frisian)
      • min (West Frisian)
  • *minni (Proto-West Germanic)
    • min (Old High German)
      • min (Middle High German)
        • min (German)
        • mann (Luxembourgish)
  • *minni (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *min (Old Saxon)
      • min (Middle Low German)
        • minn (Low German)
  • minnr (Old Norse)
    • minni, minst (Faroese)
    • min, minner (Old Swedish)
  • 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins) (Gothic)

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