Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/minnjō

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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

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Etymology

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From Latin miniō, from minium (cinnabar, red lead).[1]

Noun

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*minnjō m

  1. cinnabar, red lead

Inflection

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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

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  • *miniwō

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “menie”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN