Where does “grænmeti” come from?

grænmeti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic meti, from Icelandic matur, from Old Norse matr, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

grænmeti (Icelandic): vegetables

Definitions

  1. vegetables

Ancestry of “grænmeti”, step by step

grænmeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic meti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmetiindefinite dative singular of met
2Icelandicmaturfood
3Old Norsematrfood
4Proto-Germanicmatizfood
5Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Icelandic grænn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrænngreen
2Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grænmeti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →