Where does “medd” come from?

medd (Maltese) comes from Arabic مد, from Arabic مدة, from Arabic مُدَّة.

medd (Maltese): to lay (something on a surface, especially one's hand)

Definitions

  1. to lay (something on a surface, especially one's hand)

Ancestry of “medd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمدto extend, to stretch, to spread out, to lay out;...
2Arabicمدةperiod of time, interval; duration; term
3Arabicمُدَّة—
Every word from Arabic مُدَّة →Every word from Arabic مدة →Every word from Arabic مد →