min

min · adjective¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*mey-“small, little”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*minniz“less”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*minni
4. Old English · inherited frommin“less; small, mean”
5. Middle English · inherited frommin
6. English todaymin

From Middle English min, from Old English min (“less; small, mean”), from Proto-West Germanic *minni, from Proto-Germanic *minniz (“less”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Scots min (“less, lesser”), West Frisian min (“small, bad”), Dutch min (“less, small”), Low German minn (“small, low, lean”), German minder (“less”), Icelandic minna (“less”), Latin minus (“less”).

min · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*men-“to think”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*gaminþiją“memory, remembrance”
3. Old Norse · derived fromminni“memory”
4. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*muniz“mind, memory”
5. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*muni
6. Old English · inherited frommyne“mind, intent, desire, love”
7. Middle English · inherited frommin
8. English todaymin

From Middle English min, minne, partly from Old English myne (“mind, intent, desire, love”), from Proto-West Germanic *muni, from Proto-Germanic *muniz (“mind, memory”); and also from Old Norse minni (“memory”), from Proto-Germanic *gaminþiją (“memory, remembrance”); both from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Related to Icelandic minni (“memory”), German Minne (“love”).

min · verb³

1. Old Norse · derived fromminna“to bring to mind”
2. Middle English · inherited fromminnen
3. English todaymin

From Middle English minnen, mynnen, from Old Norse minna (“to bring to mind”), from minni (“memory”). See above.

min · noun⁴

Clipping of minoxidil.

Min · proper noun⁵

From Egyptian R22:R12-C8 mnw.

Min · proper noun⁶

From Mandarin 閩／闽 (Mǐn, “Fujian”).

Min · proper noun⁷

1. Mandarin · derived from岷
2. English todayMin

From Mandarin 岷 (Mín).

Min · proper noun⁸

1. Mandarin · derived from敏
2. English todayMin

From Mandarin 敏 (Mǐn).

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