Where does “barndomsminne” come from?

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

barndomsminne (Swedish): childhood memory

Definitions

  1. childhood memory

Ancestry of “barndomsminne”, step by step

barndomsminne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish minne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishminnememory; component used in computers etc. store...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Swedish barndom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarndomchildhood
2Old Norsebarndómr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizô →Every word from Old Norse minni →