Where does “minningardagur” come from?
minningardagur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic minning, from Icelandic minni, from Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
minningardagur (Icelandic): memorial day, day of remembrance
Definitions
- memorial day, day of remembrance
Ancestry of “minningardagur”, step by step
minningardagur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic minning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | minning | memory, recollection |
| 2 | Icelandic | minni | memory, the ability to remember things; a memory,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | minni | memory; less, smaller: comparative degree of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | minnizô | comparative degree of *lītilaz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |