Where does “mjukisbyxa” come from?

mjukisbyxa (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.

mjukisbyxa (Swedish): sweatpants

Definitions

  1. sweatpants

Ancestry of “mjukisbyxa”, step by step

mjukisbyxa 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 byxa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbyxapants, trousers
2Norwegian Nynorskbyksato jump suddenly and vigorously; definite plural...
3Old Norsebyxajump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meukaz →Every word from Old Norse mjúkr →