Where does “gervihnattamynd” come from?

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

gervihnattamynd (Icelandic): satellite image

Definitions

  1. satellite image

Ancestry of “gervihnattamynd”, step by step

gervihnattamynd 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 gervihnöttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgervihnöttur(artificial) satellite
2Icelandichnötturglobe, planet
3Old Norseknǫttrsphere, ball, orb
4Proto-Germanicknattuz—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mundiz →