Where does “Member” come from?

Member (Luxembourgish) comes from French membre, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

Member (Luxembourgish): member

Definitions

  1. member

Ancestry of “Member”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmembremember; limb, member; member, penis
2Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
3Proto-Italicmemzrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →