Where does “minnepenn” come from?
minnepenn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål minne, from Old Norse minna, from Proto-Germanic minþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
minnepenn (Norwegian Bokmål): memory stick
Definitions
- memory stick
Ancestry of “minnepenn”, step by step
minnepenn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål minne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | minne | memory; a memento; to remind |
| 2 | Old Norse | minna | to remind of; to remember; to remember, call to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | minþijaną | to remind, remember |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål penn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | penn | a pen |