Where does “minnesgod” come from?

minnesgod (Swedish) comes from Swedish god, from Old Swedish goþer, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

minnesgod (Swedish): who has a good memory of things long ago

Definitions

  1. who has a good memory of things long ago

Ancestry of “minnesgod”, step by step

minnesgod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish god

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgodgood, morally commendable
2Old Swedishgoþergood
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

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

Words derived from “minnesgod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →
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