Where does “mund” come from?

mund (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse muðr, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mund (Norwegian Bokmål): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “mund”, step by step

mund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse muðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsemuðrAlternative form of munnr
2Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Old Norse munnr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemunnrmouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-Every word from Proto-Germanic munþazEvery word from Old Norse muðr