Where does “mæta” come from?

mæta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mǿta, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mæta (Icelandic): to meet, to encounter; to confront, to face, to...

Definitions

to meet, to encounter; to confront, to face, to...

Ancestry of “mæta”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	mǿta	to meet
2	Proto-Germanic	mōtijaną	to meet, encounter
3	Proto-Germanic	mōtą	meeting
4	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂d-	to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “mæta”

mætast
mæting

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną →