Where does “minnismerki” come from?
minnismerki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic minni, from Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
minnismerki (Icelandic): memorial, monument
Ancestry of “minnismerki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | minni | memory, the ability to remember things; a memory,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | minni | memory; less, smaller: comparative degree of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | minnizô | comparative degree of *lītilaz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |