Where does “kvikmyndahús” come from?

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

kvikmyndahús (Icelandic): cinema, movie theater

Definitions

  1. cinema, movie theater

Ancestry of “kvikmyndahús”, step by step

kvikmyndahús traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kvikmynd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickvikmyndmovie, motion picture
2Icelandicmyndan image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a...
3Old Norsemyndshape, form
4Proto-Germanicmundizthought, remembrance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—

via Icelandic hús

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichúshouse
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mundiz →