Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/minnizô

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 an adjectival stem *minn- (compare the adverb *minniz), from Proto-Indo-European *mey-n- (“small”), suffixed with *-izô. Cognate with Latin minor, minus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmin.ni.zɔːː/

Adjective

*minnizô (adverb *minniz)

1. comparative degree of *lītilaz

Inflection

Declension of *minnizô (an/īn-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*minnizô	*minnizaniz	*minnizį̄	*minnizīniz	*minnizô	*minnizōnō
Accusative	*minnizanų	*minnizanunz	*minnizīnų	*minnizīnunz	*minnizô	*minnizōnō
Genitive	*minniziniz	*minnizanǫ̂	*minnizīniz	*minnizīnǫ̂	*minniziniz	*minnizanǫ̂
Dative	*minnizini	*minnizammaz	*minnizīni	*minnizīmaz	*minnizini	*minnizammaz
Instrumental	*minnizinē	*minnizammiz	*minnizīnē	*minnizīmiz	*minnizinē	*minnizammiz

Derived terms

• *minnisōną

Related terms

• *minnaz (OE minn)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *minniʀō
  • Old Saxon: minniro
  • Old Dutch: minniro
    • Middle Dutch: minre
      • Dutch: minder
        • Afrikaans: minder
  • Old High German: minniro
    • Middle High German: minder, minner, minre
      • Cimbrian: mindor
      • German: minder
      • Luxembourgish: manner
• Old Norse: minni
  • Icelandic: minni
  • Faroese: minni
  • Norwegian:

    Norwegian Nynorsk: mindre

    Norwegian Bokmål: mindre

  • Old Swedish: minne, mindre
    • Swedish: mindre
  • Old Danish: minnæ, mindræ
    • Danish: mindre
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌶𐌰 (minniza)