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Where does “klanmedlem” come from?

klanmedlem (Swedish) comes from Swedish medlem, from Swedish med, from Old English mæþ, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.

klanmedlem (Swedish): A member of a clan

Definitions

  1. A member of a clan

Ancestry of “klanmedlem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmedlema member
2Swedishmedalso, as well, too; with, together with, in the...
3Old Englishmæþmeasure, degree, proportion; measure or extent of...
4Old Norsemeðwith, along with
5Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmé—
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