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

  1. videocassette recorder

Ancestry of “myndbandstæki”, step by step

myndbandstæki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic myndband

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmyndbandvideotape, videocassette; video
2Icelandicmyndan image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a...
3Old Norsemyndshape, form
4Proto-Germanicmundizthought, remembrance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-

via Icelandic tæki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictækiinstrument, tool; appliance; first-person...
Every word from Indo-European *men-Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntisEvery word from Proto-Germanic mundiz