Where does “þolmynd” come from?

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

þolmynd (Icelandic): passive voice

Definitions

  1. passive voice

Ancestry of “þolmynd”, step by step

þolmynd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mynd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmyndan image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a...
2Old Norsemyndshape, form
3Proto-Germanicmundizthought, remembrance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—

via Icelandic þola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþolato endure, to take, to withstand
2Old Norseþolato bear, endure, suffer
3Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mundiz →