Where does “mænuskaði” come from?

mænuskaði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mæna, from Old Norse mœna, from Proto-Germanic mōnijaną-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mænuskaði (Icelandic): spinal cord injury

Definitions

  1. spinal cord injury

Ancestry of “mænuskaði”, step by step

mænuskaði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mæna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmænaspinal cord; to tower; to stare
2Old Norsemœna—
3Proto-Germanicmōnijaną-to tower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Icelandic skaði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskaðiharm, damage; loss
2Old Norseskaðiharm, damage; loss; murder, bane, death
3Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōnijaną- →Every word from Old Norse mœna →