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Where does “mindshare” come from?

mindshare (English) comes from English mind, from Middle English minde, from Old English mynd, from Proto-Germanic gamundiz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

mindshare (English): The share of one's mind or headspace that has...

Definitions

  1. The share of one's mind or headspace that has...

Ancestry of “mindshare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmindThe ability for rational thought; The ability to...
2Middle Englishminde—
3Old Englishmyndmind
4Proto-Germanicgamundizremembrance, memory; commemoration, memorial
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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