Where does “ydmyge” come from?

ydmyge (Danish) comes from Icelandic auðmýkja, from Icelandic mýkja, from Old Norse mýkja, from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

ydmyge (Danish): to humiliate, demean

Definitions

  1. to humiliate, demean

Ancestry of “ydmyge”, step by step

ydmyge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic auðmýkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicauðmýkjato humiliate
2Icelandicmýkjato soften
3Old Norsemýkjato soften
4Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
5Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy

via Danish ydmyg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishydmyghumble
2Old Danishøthmiuk—
3Old Norseauðmjúkrwilling, humble

Words derived from “ydmyge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meukaz →Every word from Old Norse mjúkr →