Where does “Mjǫllnir” come from?

Mjǫllnir (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.

Mjǫllnir (Old Norse): hammer of Thor; Thor's hammer

Definitions

  1. hammer of Thor; Thor's hammer

Ancestry of “Mjǫllnir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmeldunjaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning

Words derived from “Mjǫllnir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meldunjaz →