Where does “mjúkur” come from?

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

mjúkur (Icelandic): soft, tender; supple

Definitions

  1. soft, tender; supple

Ancestry of “mjúkur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mjúkur”

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