Middle English word min comes from Proto-Indo-European *eǵHóm, Proto-Indo-European *mnā-, Proto-Indo-European *mī-, Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂om, Proto-Indo-European *me (In the middle of, near, by, around, with.), Proto-Indo-European *-no-, Proto-Indo-European *mei, Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis, Gaulish *mena, Gaulish *mēnā, Proto-Indo-European *(e)mey-, Proto-Indo-European *min-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *eǵHóm | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mnā- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mī- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *éǵh₂om | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *me | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | In the middle of, near, by, around, with. |
| *-no- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mei | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mēy(H)nis | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mena | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| *mēnā | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| *(e)mey- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *min- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *gaminþiją | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Memory, remembrance. |
| *minnizô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *mēnis | Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) | Mine. Ore, metal. |
| *méynos | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *minniz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Less, to a smaller degree. |
| minni | Old Norse (non) | |
| min | Old English (ang) | Mine. My Small. |
| mina | Late Latin (LL) | |
| myne | Old French (fro) | |
| ᛖᚲ | Proto-Norse (gmq-pro) | I. |
| *mīnaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | My, mine; 1st person singular possessive. |
| mīn | Old English (ang) | |
| minne | Middle English (enm) |