Where does “mją̊klin” come from?

mją̊klin (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

mją̊klin (Elfdalian): soft, flexible

Definitions

  1. soft, flexible

Ancestry of “mją̊klin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
2Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meukaz →Every word from Old Norse mjúkr →