Where does “talmynd” come from?
talmynd (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mynd, from Old Norse mynd, from Proto-Germanic mundiz, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
talmynd (Icelandic): talkie
Definitions
- talkie
Ancestry of “talmynd”, step by step
talmynd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic mynd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mynd | an image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | mynd | shape, form |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mundiz | thought, remembrance |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 5 | Indo-European | *men- | — |
via Icelandic tál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tál | deception, deceptive allurement, seduction |
| 2 | Old Norse | tal | a talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |