Where does “røntgenmynd” come from?

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

røntgenmynd (Faroese): x-ray image

Definitions

  1. x-ray image

Ancestry of “røntgenmynd”, step by step

røntgenmynd 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 røntgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeserøntgenX-ray
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mundiz →