Where does “minne” come from?

minne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

minne (Norwegian Nynorsk): memory; a memento; to remind

Definitions

  1. memory; a memento; to remind

Ancestry of “minne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
2Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “minne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizô →Every word from Old Norse minni →