Where does “mjøður” come from?

mjøður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic meduz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

mjøður (Faroese): mead

Definitions

  1. mead

Ancestry of “mjøður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjǫðrhoney; mead
2Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Germanic meduz →Every word from Old Norse mjǫðr →