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Where does “míga” come from?

míga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse míga, from Proto-Germanic mīganą, from Proto-Indo-European meiǵʰ- — to urinate.

míga (Icelandic): to piss

Definitions

  1. to piss

Ancestry of “míga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemígato piss
2Proto-Germanicmīganąto urinate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeiǵʰ-to urinate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meiǵʰ- →