Where does “minjasafn” come from?

minjasafn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic safn, from Icelandic safna, from Old Norse safna, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.

minjasafn (Icelandic): museum

Definitions

  1. museum

Ancestry of “minjasafn”, step by step

minjasafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic safn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsafna museum; a collection; a flock of sheep
2Icelandicsafnato gather, collect
3Old Norsesafna—
4Proto-Germanic*samnōną—

via Icelandic minjar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicminjarremnants, relics
Every word from Proto-Germanic *samnōną →Every word from Old Norse safna →Every word from Icelandic safna →