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Where does “remindful” come from?

remindful (English) comes from English remind, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

remindful (English): That serves to remind one of something;...

Definitions

  1. That serves to remind one of something;...

Ancestry of “remindful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishremindTo cause one to experience a memory ; to bring to...
2EnglishmindThe ability for rational thought; The ability to...
3Middle Englishminde—
4Old Englishmyndmind
5Proto-Germanicgamundizremembrance, memory; commemoration, memorial
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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