minnock

minnock · noun¹

1. Old English · inherited from*mynoc
2. Middle English · inherited from*minok
3. English todayminnock

From Middle English *minok, from Old English *mynoc, *mynuc, diminutive of myne (“minnow”), equivalent to minnow + -ock (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Scots minnock (“minnow”).

minnock · noun, verb²

1. Old Norse · derived fromminni“lesser, smaller”
2. Old English · derived frommin“small”
3. Middle English · derived frommin
4. Middle English · inherited from*minnok
5. English todayminnock

From Middle English *minnok, diminutive formed from Middle English min, minne (“small, lesser, lower”), from Old English min (“small”) and Old Norse minni (“lesser, smaller”). Equivalent to min + -ock (diminutive suffix).

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