Where does “medan” come from?

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

medan (Swedish): while; during the same time that

Definitions

  1. while; during the same time that

Ancestry of “medan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmæþan—
2Old Norsemeðanmeanwhile, as long as, while, whilst
3Proto-Germanicmedanōmeanwhile, as long as

Words derived from “medan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic medanō →Every word from Old Norse meðan →Every word from Old Swedish mæþan →
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