Where does “minnissvinn” come from?

minnissvinn (Faroese) comes from Faroese minni — memory; souvenir; commemoration.

minnissvinn (Faroese): dementia

Definitions

  1. dementia

Ancestry of “minnissvinn”, step by step

minnissvinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese minni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseminnimemory; souvenir; commemoration

via Faroese svinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesvinn
Every word from Faroese minni
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