mjuk

Norwegian

adjective

Definitions

(alt form) myk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse mjúkr (soft, meek, gentle) inherited from Proto-Germanic *meukaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (slimy, slippery, slick).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mewg-

Gloss

slimy, slippery, slick

Concept

Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*mewg- Proto-Indo-European
myk Norwegian Bokmål
*meuk- Proto-Germanic
*meukaz Proto-Germanic
mjuk Norwegian Nynorsk
meek Middle English
mjúkleikr Old Norse
mjúkr Old Norse
myki Old Norse
ydmyg Danish
mjúkur Icelandic
mjúkur Faroese
miuker Old Swedish
miūker, miuker Old Swedish