Where does “meadery” come from?

meadery (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.

meadery (English): A place where mead is made

Definitions

  1. A place where mead is made

Ancestry of “meadery”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēdwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mādu →