Where does “minna” come from?

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

minna (Old Norse): to remind of; to remember; to remember, call to...

Definitions

  1. to remind of; to remember; to remember, call to...

Ancestry of “minna”, step by step

minna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic minþijaną

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

via Old Norse minni

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 “minna”

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