Where does “auðmýkja” come from?

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

auðmýkja (Icelandic): to humiliate

Definitions

  1. to humiliate

Ancestry of “auðmýkja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “auðmýkja”

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