*mundi- (root) "memory, mind"

*mundi- is a reconstructed root in the Proto-Germanic proto-language related to psycholinguistics. It is usually translated as "memory, mind." The Proto-Germanic Proto-Language belongs to the language family known as Indo-European.

The Etymology of *mundi- is reasonably certain: it may be derived from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

Notice about reconstructed forms

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Main definition source for *mundi-

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Other mentions of *mundi-

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Source

*mundi-

Kroonen, EDPG, 375. Read on OMNIKA

Descendants of *mundi-

Old English: Gemynd (gemynd · noun) "memory, mind"
- English: Mind (noun) "the human faculty to which are ascribed thought, feeling, etc."

Citation

MLA 8

PsychLing Contributors. "*mundi-." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 7 Sep. 2023, psylng.org/mli/indo/proto-germanic/mundi. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

APA 6

PsychLing (2023, September 7). *mundi-. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/mli/indo/proto-germanic/mundi

CMS 16

PsychLing Contributors. "*mundi-." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created September 7, 2023. Modified September 7, 2023. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://psylng.org/mli/indo/proto-germanic/mundi.

Bibliography

GHL

Campbell, Lyle R., and Mauricio J. Mixco, eds. A Glossary of Historical Linguistics. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press, 2007.

DLP

Crystal, David, ed. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2011.

EDPG

Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic.Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2013.

Wiktionary

Wales, Jimmy D., et al. "Wiktionary: The Free Dictionary." San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Created December 12, 2002. Accessed July 28, 2023. https://wiktionary.org. [Visit]

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