Where does “mjúkbolti” come from?

mjúkbolti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mjúkur, from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

mjúkbolti (Icelandic): softball

Definitions

  1. softball

Ancestry of “mjúkbolti”, step by step

mjúkbolti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mjúkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmjúkursoft, tender; supple
2Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
3Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy

via Icelandic bolti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicboltiball
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meukaz →Every word from Old Norse mjúkr →