Where does “metu” come from?

metu (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic metu, from Proto-Germanic meduz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

metu (Finnish): mead

Definitions

  1. mead

Ancestry of “metu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmetumead
2Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Germanic meduz →Every word from Proto-Finnic metu →