Where does “Metz” come from?

Metz (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German mezzisahs, from Proto-West Germanic matisahs, from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Metz (Central Franconian): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “Metz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmezzisahsknife
2Proto-West Germanicmatisahsfood knife
3Proto-West Germanicmatifood
4Proto-Germanicmatizfood
5Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →