Where does “Mjölner” come from?

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

Mjölner (Swedish): Mjollnir Thor's hammer

Definitions

  1. Mjollnir Thor's hammer

Ancestry of “Mjölner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMjǫllnirhammer of Thor; Thor's hammer
2Proto-Germanicmeldunjaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meldunjaz →Every word from Old Norse Mjǫllnir →
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