Etymology

mynchen

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Today it means: A nun. Full definition →

Middle English mynchen ← Old English mynecen
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  1. Old English · inherited frommynecen
  2. Middle English · inherited frommynchen
  3. English todaymynchen

From Middle English mynchen, from Old English mynecen, from munec (“monk”). See monk.

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