Where does “mind” come from?
mind (Danish) comes from Danish minde, from Old Norse minna, from Proto-Germanic minþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
mind (Danish): imperative of minde
Ancestry of “mind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | minde | a memory, remembrance; a memorial; permission,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | minna | to remind of; to remember; to remember, call to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | minþijaną | to remind, remember |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |