Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/minnjō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Latin miniō, from minium (“cinnabar, red lead”).

Noun

*minnjō m

1. cinnabar, red lead

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*minnjō
Genitive	*minnjini, *minnjan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*minnjō	*minnjan
Accusative	*minnjan	*minnjan
Genitive	*minnjini, *minnjan	*minnjanō
Dative	*minnjini, *minnjan	*minnjum
Instrumental	*minnjini, *minnjan	*minnjum

Alternative reconstructions

• *miniwō

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *minnio
  • Middle Low German: mēnie, mennie, mennige, mēnich, mēning, mennynge, minie, mēnige, mēnie
    • → Danish: mønje
    • → Swedish: mönja
• Old Dutch: *minio
  • Middle Dutch: minie, mēnie, mēny
    • Dutch: menie
• Old High German: minio, *minwo
  • Middle High German: minig, minwe
    • German: Mennige