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

Definitions

  1. memorial, monument

Ancestry of “minnismerki”, step by step

minnismerki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Icelandic merki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmerkisign, mark; banner
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizô →Every word from Old Norse minni →