Where does “mysmullig” come from?

mysmullig (Swedish) comes from Swedish mullig, from Swedish mull, from Old Norse mold, from Proto-Germanic muldō, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mysmullig (Swedish): chubby in a cozy way

Definitions

  1. chubby in a cozy way

Ancestry of “mysmullig”, step by step

mysmullig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mullig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmulligchubby
2Swedishmullmould, earth, soil; dust
3Old Norsemoldearth, dirt, soil
4Proto-Germanicmuldōmould; soil, dirt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Swedish mys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmyscoziness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-