minch

Meaning

Noun

• A nun.

Origin

• From Middle English mynche, a reduced form of minchen, monchen, from Old English myneċen ("a female monk, nun"), from Proto-Germanic *munikinnō ("female monk"), from *munikaz, from Late Latin monachus ("monk"), from Ancient Greek μοναχός ("hermit"), from μοναχός, from μόνος, from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *menw-, *manw-. Cognate with German Mönchin ("female monk"). Related also to minnow. More at monk.