Where does “mêe” come from?
mêe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mē, from Proto-Germanic maiz, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.
Ancestry of “mêe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | mē | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maiz | more, to a greater degree |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂- | mother; mama, mother |