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Where does “medeier” come from?

medeier (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål med, from Danish med, from Danish medlyd, from Danish lyd, from Old Danish liud, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to- — to cover; to incline.

medeier (Norwegian Bokmål): a co-owner, joint owner

Definitions

  1. a co-owner, joint owner

Ancestry of “medeier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmedwith; by; of
2Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
3Danishmedlydconsonant
4Danishlydsound; noise; imperative of lyde
5Old Danishliud—
6Old Norsehljóðsilence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,...
7Proto-Germanichleuþąlistening, hearing; sound
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →