mignon

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate

delicately small

Werger

مغنون

قشيب

zoetjes

dottig

vertederend

nanay

Pircarînî

28k
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈmɪnjɒn/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From French mignon, from Middle French mignon (“lover, darling, favourite”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnjo (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minnja (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnea (“love”). More at mind. Compare Dutch minnen (“to love”). Doublet of minion.

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