Where does “mjúkr” come from?

mjúkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

mjúkr (Old Norse): soft; meek

Definitions

  1. soft; meek

Ancestry of “mjúkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy

Words derived from “mjúkr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meukaz →