Where does “myndatól” come from?

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

myndatól (Faroese): camera

Definitions

  1. camera

Ancestry of “myndatól”, step by step

myndatól 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 tól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetóltool, instrument
2Old Norseþolpatience, endurance
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mundiz →