Where does “mjod” come from?

mjod (Lower Sorbian) comes from Old Swedish miödher, from Old Norse mjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic meduz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

mjod (Lower Sorbian): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “mjod”, step by step

mjod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish miödher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmiödher—
2Old Norsemjǫðrhoney; mead
3Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Proto-Slavic mȅdъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmȅdъhoney
2Proto-Balto-Slavicméduhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Germanic meduz →Every word from Old Norse mjǫðr →