Where does “mjukgörande” come from?

mjukgörande (Swedish) comes from Swedish mjuk, from Old Swedish miūker, from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

mjukgörande (Swedish): moisturizing

Definitions

  1. moisturizing

Ancestry of “mjukgörande”, step by step

mjukgörande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mjuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjuksoft
2Old Swedishmiūkersoft
3Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
4Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy

via Swedish görande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgörande—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meukaz →Every word from Old Norse mjúkr →