Where does “minnebrikke” come from?

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

minnebrikke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a memory chip

Definitions

a memory chip

Ancestry of “minnebrikke”, step by step

minnebrikke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk minne

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	minne	memory; a memento; to remind
2	Old Norse	minni	memory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3	Proto-Germanic	minnizô	comparative degree of *lītilaz
4	Proto-Indo-European	mey-	to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Norwegian Nynorsk brikke

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	brikke	pawn; man, counter, piece; a chip
2	Low German	bricke	—

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