Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mimraz, *mīmraz ‎(“mindful, careful”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- ‎(“to be mindful, remember, take careful thought of”). Akin to Saterland Frisian mimerje ‎(“to ponder, reflect”), Middle Low German mīmeren, mīmern ‎(“to ponder, reflect”), Middle Dutch mīmeren ‎(“to ponder, reflect”) (Dutch mijmeren ‎(“to muse, reflect deeply, think to oneself”)), Old Norse Mīmir Norse god of Memory, Old English māmor ‎(“lethargy”), Old English māmrian ‎(“to think out, design”), Latin memor ‎(“mindful”), Old English murnan ‎(“to mourn”).