Where does “menningarnám” come from?

menningarnám (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nám, from Icelandic nema, from Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

menningarnám (Icelandic): cultural appropriation

Definitions

  1. cultural appropriation

Ancestry of “menningarnám”, step by step

menningarnám traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnámstudies, studying; removal
2Icelandicnemato take, capture; to mine; to amount to
3Old Norsenemato take; except, unless
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

via Icelandic menning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmenningcivilization, culture
2Old Norsemenningbreeding, upbringing, education
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Old Norse nema →