Where does “meek” come from?

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

Ancestry of “meek”, step by step

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

Words derived from “meek”

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