Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/minþiją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From or otherwise related to *munaną (“to think, to consider, to believe”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmin.θi.jɑ̃/

Noun

*minþiją n[1]

  1. remembrance

Inflection

Declension of *minþiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *minþiją *minþijō
vocative *minþiją *minþijō
accusative *minþiją *minþijō
genitive *minþijas, *minþīs *minþijǫ̂
dative *minþijai *minþijamaz
instrumental *minþijō *minþijamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: minni, mynni
    • Icelandic: minni
    • Faroese: minni
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: minne
    • Norwegian Bokmål: minne, minni
    • Swedish: minne
    • Danish: minde
    • → Middle English: minne
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹 (gaminþi)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*menþjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
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