Where does “minnisspil” come from?

minnisspil (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.

minnisspil (Icelandic): memory game

Definitions

  1. memory game

Ancestry of “minnisspil”, step by step

minnisspil 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 spil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspilgame; playing card; play, playing
2Middle Low Germanspilnoun
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizô →Every word from Old Norse minni →
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