Where does “auðmýking” come from?

auðmýking (Icelandic) 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.

auðmýking (Icelandic): humiliation

Definitions

  1. humiliation

Ancestry of “auðmýking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicauðmýkjato humiliate
2Icelandicmýkjato soften
3Old Norsemýkjato soften
4Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
5Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
6Proto-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 →