Where does “mõdu” come from?

mõdu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Germanic meduz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

mõdu (Estonian): mead

Definitions

  1. mead

Ancestry of “mõdu”, step by step

mõdu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic meduz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Proto-Balto-Slavic medú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmedúhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Germanic meduz →