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
Ancestry of “mjöðm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | mjǫðm | hip |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | medumō | middle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | medumô | middle, midmost |