Where does “ydmyke” come from?

ydmyke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish ydmyge, from Icelandic auðmýkja, from Icelandic mýkja, from Old Norse mýkja, from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

ydmyke (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular/plural of ydmyk; to humiliate,...

Definitions

  1. definite singular/plural of ydmyk; to humiliate,...

Ancestry of “ydmyke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishydmygeto humiliate, demean
2Icelandicauðmýkjato humiliate
3Icelandicmýkjato soften
4Old Norsemýkjato soften
5Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
6Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meukaz →Every word from Old Norse mjúkr →