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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/minniz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *mi-n-u-is, comparative of *minu-, *mey- (small).[1] Cognate with Latin minor, minus.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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*minniz (adjective *minnizô, superlative *minnist)

  1. less, to a smaller degree

Usage notes

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This word is not directly the comparative of any other term. Instead, various adverbial formations are used to express the positive degree.

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Descendants

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  • Old English: min
  • Old Frisian: min
    • Saterland Frisian: min
    • West Frisian: min
  • Old Saxon: *min
    • Middle Low German: min
  • Old Dutch: min
  • Old High German: min
  • Old Norse: minnr
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins)

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*minniz”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 369