Where does “minnisgóður” come from?

minnisgóður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic góður, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

minnisgóður (Icelandic): tenacious, having a good memory

Definitions

  1. tenacious, having a good memory

Ancestry of “minnisgóður”, step by step

minnisgóður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic góður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgóðurgood
2Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Icelandic minni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicminnimemory, the ability to remember things; a memory,...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →