Where does “mead-bench” come from?

mead-bench (English) comes from Old English medusetl, from Old English medu, from Proto-West Germanic medu, from Proto-Germanic meduz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

mead-bench (English): the seat or bench at a Germanic feast

Definitions

  1. the seat or bench at a Germanic feast

Ancestry of “mead-bench”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmedusetlmead-seat, mead-bench
2Old Englishmedumead
3Proto-West Germanicmedumead
4Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Germanic meduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic medu →
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