Where does “harmed” come from?

harmed (English) comes from Old Swedish mædh, 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.

harmed (English): simple past tense and past participle of harm

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of harm

Ancestry of “harmed”, step by step

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

Words derived from “harmed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →