mynecen

Old English

Alternative forms

• myneċenu

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *munikinnō (“female monk”), from *munikaz (“monk”), from Late Latin monachus (“monk”), from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “hermit”, noun), from μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”, adjective), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *menw-, *manw- (“small, little, isolated”). Cognate with German Mönchin (“female monk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmy.ne.t͡ʃen/

Adjective

myneċen

1. nun

Descendants

• Middle English: minchen
  • English: minch