Where does “mjöðm” come from?

mjöðm (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mjǫðm, from Proto-Germanic medumō, from Proto-Germanic medumô — middle, midmost.

mjöðm (Icelandic): hip

Definitions

  1. hip

Ancestry of “mjöðm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjǫðmhip
2Proto-Germanicmedumōmiddle
3Proto-Germanicmedumômiddle, midmost
Every word from Proto-Germanic medumô →Every word from Proto-Germanic medumō →Every word from Old Norse mjǫðm →
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