Mennig
German
Alternative forms
- Mennige f
Etymology
An early borrowing from Latin minium, recorded in Old High German as minio, Middle High German variously as mingen, menige, menge, menginge, menning, meny, menye, mynge, mynye, miny, minig, minin, meining.The feminine is secondary, and presumably early modern.
Noun
Mennig m (genitive Mennigs, plural Mennigen)
- red lead, lead tetroxide