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Where does “mynd” come from?

mynd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gamundiz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

mynd (Old English): mind

Definitions

  1. mind

Ancestry of “mynd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgamundizremembrance, memory; commemoration, memorial
2Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “mynd”

  • mind
  • minded
  • mindset
  • mindedness
  • mindedly
  • mastermind
  • simpleminded
  • singleminded
  • broadminded
  • masterminding
  • fairminded
  • weakminded
  • singlemindedness
  • liberalminded
  • broadmindedness
  • mindscape
  • nevermind
  • mindshare
  • singlemindedly
  • toughminded
  • fairmindedness
  • simplemindedness
  • supermind
  • doubleminded
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