Where does “meath” come from?

meath (Irish) comes from Middle Irish mide, from Old Irish Mide, from Proto-Celtic medyos, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

meath (Irish): decline, decay, fail, deteriorate; waste, fritter...

Definitions

  1. decline, decay, fail, deteriorate; waste, fritter...

Ancestry of “meath”, step by step

meath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish mide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmide—
2Old IrishMideMeath
3Proto-Celticmedyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Old Irish methaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmethaiddegenerates, declines, fails, is blighted; fails,...

Words derived from “meath”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →