mynecen

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *munikinnō (“female monk”), from *munikaz (“monk”), from Late Latin monachus (“monk”), from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “hermit”, noun), from μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”, adjective), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *menw-, *manw- (“small, little, isolated”). Cognate with German Mönchin (“female monk”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmy.ne.t͡ʃen/

Adjective

myneċen

  1. nun

Descendants
  • Middle English: minchen
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