Where does “møna” come from?

møna (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mœna, from Proto-Germanic mōnijaną-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

møna (Faroese): spinal cord

Definitions

  1. spinal cord

Ancestry of “møna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemœna—
2Proto-Germanicmōnijaną-to tower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōnijaną- →Every word from Old Norse mœna →