Where does “minn” come from?

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

minn (Westrobothnian): Memory

Definitions

  1. Memory

Ancestry of “minn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
2Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizô →Every word from Old Norse minni →