Where does “meðvitund” come from?
meðvitund (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic með, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
meðvitund (Icelandic): consciousness, awareness
Definitions
- consciousness, awareness
Ancestry of “meðvitund”, step by step
meðvitund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic með
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | með | with |
| 2 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Icelandic vitund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vitund | consciousness |