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Where does “meðan” come from?

meðan (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic medanō — meanwhile, as long as.

meðan (Old Norse): meanwhile, as long as, while, whilst

Definitions

  1. meanwhile, as long as, while, whilst

Ancestry of “meðan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmedanōmeanwhile, as long as

Words derived from “meðan”

  • mens
  • medan
  • mens
  • medan
  • imedan
  • medens
  • mens
  • meðan
  • meðan
  • man
  • mæþan
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