Where does “mýkt” come from?

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

mýkt (Icelandic): softness

Definitions

  1. softness

Ancestry of “mýkt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmjúkursoft, tender; supple
2Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
3Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy

Words derived from “mýkt”

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