Where does “hönsminne” come from?
hönsminne (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.
hönsminne (Swedish): memory like a sieve
Definitions
- memory like a sieve
Ancestry of “hönsminne”, step by step
hönsminne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish minne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | minne | memory; component used in computers etc. store... |
| 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 Swedish höns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | höns | chicken, fowl (bird of the genus Gallus, especially Gallus gallus domesticus) |