Where does “myndasøga” come from?

myndasøga (Faroese) comes from Faroese mynd, from Old Norse mynd, from Proto-Germanic mundiz, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

myndasøga (Faroese): strip (cartoon)

Definitions

  1. strip (cartoon)

Ancestry of “myndasøga”, step by step

myndasøga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese mynd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemyndimage, picture; imagination
2Old Norsemyndshape, form
3Proto-Germanicmundizthought, remembrance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—

via Faroese søga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesøgastory, saga, tale; history; science of history
2Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
3Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mundiz →