Where does “ærumeiða” come from?

ærumeiða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic meiða, from Old Norse meiða, from Proto-Germanic maidijaną, from Proto-Germanic maidaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

ærumeiða (Icelandic): to defame

Definitions

  1. to defame

Ancestry of “ærumeiða”, step by step

ærumeiða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic meiða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmeiðato harm, hurt, wound, injure, damage
2Old Norsemeiðato injure
3Proto-Germanicmaidijanąto exchange, change
4Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Icelandic æra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicærareputation, honour; to drive crazy; inflection of...
2Old Norseœra—

Words derived from “ærumeiða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maidaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic maidijaną →