Where does “meader” come from?

meader (English) comes from English mead, from Middle English mede, from Old English mǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

meader (English): A mower; Meadow

Definitions

  1. A mower; Meadow

Ancestry of “meader”, step by step

meader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mead

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeadAn alcoholic drink fermented from honey and...
2Middle Englishmedereward, meed, recompense
3Old Englishmǣdmead, meadow, pasture
4Proto-West Germanic*mādumeadow, clearing
5Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

via Middle English medere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmedere—
2Old Englishmǣþerea mower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →
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