Where does “forgløymmegei” come from?
forgløymmegei (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Vergissmeinnicht, from German nicht, from Middle High German niwiht, from Old High German niowiht, from Old High German nio, from Old High German io, from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
forgløymmegei (Norwegian Nynorsk): forget-me-not; Myosotis
Definitions
- forget-me-not; Myosotis
Ancestry of “forgløymmegei”, step by step
forgløymmegei traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vergissmeinnicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vergissmeinnicht | forget-me-not |
| 2 | German | nicht | not, non-; right?; is it?; is it not? |
| 3 | Middle High German | niwiht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | niowiht | — |
| 5 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 6 | Old High German | io | always |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Norwegian Nynorsk ei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ei | a, an; feminine singular of ein; not |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | eigh | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | eigi | possession; property; not |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aigô | one who owns or possesses; owner, possessor |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aiganą | to possess, to own, to have |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |