Where does “mjöður” come from?

mjöður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic meduz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

mjöður (Icelandic): mead; any alcoholic beverage, especially beer

Definitions

  1. mead; any alcoholic beverage, especially beer

Ancestry of “mjöður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjǫðrhoney; mead
2Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Germanic meduz →Every word from Old Norse mjǫðr →