Where does “mundheld” come from?
mundheld (Danish) comes from Danish held, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
mundheld (Danish): adage, saying
Ancestry of “mundheld”, step by step
mundheld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish held
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | held | luck, fortune |
| 2 | Old Norse | heill | health; omen, happiness; healthy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
via Danish mund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | mund | mouth; imperative of munde |
| 2 | Old Norse | muðr | Alternative form of munnr |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | munþaz | mouth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |