Where does “solmogen” come from?

solmogen (Swedish) comes from Swedish mogen, from Old Swedish moin, from Old Norse móa, from Proto-Germanic meuk-, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

solmogen (Swedish): sun-ripened

Definitions

  1. sun-ripened

Ancestry of “solmogen”, step by step

solmogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mogen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmogenmature (fully developed)
2Old Swedishmoin—
3Old Norsemóato digest
4Proto-Germanicmeuk-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy

via Swedish söl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsöllingering, sluttery, gluttony
2Old Swedishsōlsun
3Old Norsesólsun
4Proto-Germanic*sōl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meuk- →Every word from Old Norse móa →