Where does “mindervärdeskomplex” come from?

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

mindervärdeskomplex (Swedish): an inferiority complex

Definitions

  1. an inferiority complex

Ancestry of “mindervärdeskomplex”, step by step

mindervärdeskomplex traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mindre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmindresmaller; comparative degree of liten; less;...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Swedish värde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvärdevalue; value; degree of importance; value; worth;...
2Old Swedishværþe
3Old Swedishværþ

via Swedish komplex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkomplexcomplex (not simple, involved)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-
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