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Where does “medlem” come from?

medlem (Swedish) comes 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.

medlem (Swedish): a member

Definitions

  1. a member

Ancestry of “medlem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “medlem”

  • medlemsstat
  • akademimedlem
  • klanmedlem
  • partimedlem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →