Where does “myndbandstæki” come from?
myndbandstæki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic myndband, from Icelandic mynd, from Old Norse mynd, from Proto-Germanic mundiz, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
myndbandstæki (Icelandic): videocassette recorder
Definitions
- videocassette recorder
Ancestry of “myndbandstæki”, step by step
myndbandstæki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic myndband
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | myndband | videotape, videocassette; video |
| 2 | Icelandic | mynd | an image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a... |
| 3 | Old Norse | mynd | shape, form |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mundiz | thought, remembrance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 6 | Indo-European | *men- | — |
via Icelandic tæki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tæki | instrument, tool; appliance; first-person... |