Where does “meyfæðing” come from?

meyfæðing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mey, from Old Norse mey, from Old Norse mær, from Proto-Germanic mawī, from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- — young; can, to be able.

meyfæðing (Icelandic): virgin birth

Definitions

  1. virgin birth

Ancestry of “meyfæðing”, step by step

meyfæðing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmeymaiden; virgin
2Old NorsemeyAlternative form of mær
3Old Norsemærmaid, girl, virgin; daughter; Alternative form of...
4Proto-Germanicmawīgirl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmagʰ-young; can, to be able

via Icelandic fæðing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfæðingbirth
2Icelandicfæðato give birth to; to feed, to nourish; food
3Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
4Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawī →Every word from Old Norse mær →