Where does “hæmmelyd” come from?
hæmmelyd (Danish) comes from Danish lyd, from Danish medlyd, from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.
hæmmelyd (Danish): fricative
Ancestry of “hæmmelyd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | lyd | sound; noise; imperative of lyde |
| 2 | Danish | medlyd | consonant |
| 3 | Danish | med | with; by; including, counting |
| 4 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |