Where does “ydmygelse” come from?

ydmygelse (Danish) comes from Danish ydmyge, 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.

ydmygelse (Danish): humiliation

Definitions

  1. humiliation

Ancestry of “ydmygelse”, step by step

ydmygelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ydmyge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishydmygeto humiliate, demean
2Icelandicauðmýkjato humiliate
3Icelandicmýkjato soften
4Old Norsemýkjato soften
5Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
6Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meukaz →Every word from Old Norse mjúkr →