'Remind' traces through Old English 'gemynd' (memory) to PIE *men- (to think) — kin to 'mental' and 'mnemonic.'
To cause someone to remember something; to bring a forgotten or unconsidered matter to someone's attention.
Formed in English from the prefix 're-' (again, back) and 'mind' (used as a verb meaning 'to remember'). The verb 'mind' in the sense of 'to remember' comes from Old English 'gemynd' (memory, remembrance), from Proto-Germanic *ga-mundiz, from PIE *men- (to think). The PIE root *men- is the deep ancestor of an enormous family including 'mind,' 'mental,' 'memory,' 'mnemonic,' 'mania,' and 'mentor,' uniting concepts