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
- to harm, hurt, wound, injure, damage
Ancestry of “meiða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | meiða | to injure |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maidijaną | to exchange, change |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maidaz | hurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
Words derived from “meiða”