Where does “medgive” come from?

medgive (Danish) comes from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

medgive (Danish): to acknowledge, admit

Definitions

  1. to acknowledge, admit

Ancestry of “medgive”, step by step

medgive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
2Old Norsemeðwith, along with
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Danish give

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgiveto give
2Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →