Where does “meet” come from?
Meet comes from Middle English meten, formed with the Middle English suffix -en, from Latin meta meaning "to measure," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- meaning "to measure."
meet (English): To make contact while in proximity; To gather...
Definitions
- To make contact while in proximity; To gather...
Ancestry of “meet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | meten | to meet, come together; to paint; to sculpt;... |
| 2 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |