Where does “meiða” come from?

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

meiða (Icelandic): to harm, hurt, wound, injure, damage

Definitions

  1. to harm, hurt, wound, injure, damage

Ancestry of “meiða”, step by step

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

Words derived from “meiða”

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