Where does “Mjǫðvitnir” come from?

Mjǫðvitnir (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse mjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic meduz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

Mjǫðvitnir (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Mjǫðvitnir”, step by step

Mjǫðvitnir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse mjǫðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjǫðrhoney; mead
2Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Old Norse vitnir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevitnirwolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Germanic meduz →Every word from Old Norse mjǫðr →