Where does “minnes” come from?

minnes (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse minnast, from Proto-Germanic minþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

minnes (Norwegian Bokmål): passive form of minne; to remember; to...

Definitions

  1. passive form of minne; to remember; to...

Ancestry of “minnes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseminnast—
2Proto-Germanicminþijanąto remind, remember
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “minnes”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →