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Where does “meldunjaz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “meldunjaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “meldunjaz”

  • Mjollnir
  • ミョルニル
  • Mjölner
  • Mjölnir
  • Mjǫllnir
  • ᛗᛖᛚᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ
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