Where does “audmykt” come from?

audmykt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Icelandic auðmýkt, from Icelandic mýkt, from Icelandic mjúkur, from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

audmykt (Norwegian Nynorsk): humility, meekness

Definitions

  1. humility, meekness

Ancestry of “audmykt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicauðmýkthumility
2Icelandicmýktsoftness
3Icelandicmjúkursoft, tender; supple
4Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
5Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
6Proto-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 →