Where does “mede” come from?

mede (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mithi, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mede (Middle Dutch): together, with; in accordance; furthermore, with...

Definitions

  1. together, with; in accordance; furthermore, with...

Ancestry of “mede”, step by step

mede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch mithi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmithi—
2Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Latin Mēdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMēdus—
2Ancient GreekΜῆδοςan inhabitant of Media; a Mede or Median
3Old MedianMada—

Words derived from “mede”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →