Where does “eftirmynd” come from?

eftirmynd (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eftir, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

eftirmynd (Icelandic): copy, replica, likeness, facsimile

Definitions

  1. copy, replica, likeness, facsimile

Ancestry of “eftirmynd”, step by step

eftirmynd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic eftir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceftirafter; after, in
2Old Norseeptirafter; afterwards; along
3Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
4Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ →