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Where does “mæþan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mæþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeðanmeanwhile, as long as, while, whilst
2Proto-Germanicmedanōmeanwhile, as long as

Words derived from “mæþan”

  • mens
  • medan
Every word from Proto-Germanic medanō →