English
Mainzer
Mainzer comes from Middle High German Meinze, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂s‘big, great’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*mogontsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMogontiacum
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Meginza
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350Meinze
- Germanc. 1650–presentMainz
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentMainzer
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂s‘big, great’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*mogontsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMogontiacum
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Meginza
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350Meinze
- Germanc. 1650–presentMainz
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentMainzer
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great’
major, master, mayor, magnitude, magnum, maxim, magnate, magnify, mickle, maggiore, mair, muckle, mahila, 16 more
Today it means
noun A native or inhabitant of the city of Mainz, capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s / Mainzer