Where does “minnesgåva” come from?

minnesgåva (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.

minnesgåva (Swedish): a gift given in conjunction with a funeral, usually being money to a charity or foundation

Definitions

  1. a gift given in conjunction with a funeral, usually being money to a charity or foundation

Ancestry of “minnesgåva”, step by step

minnesgåva 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 gåva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgåvagift
2Old Swedishgavagift
3Old Norsegjǫfa gift
4Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizô →Every word from Old Norse minni →