Where does “mes” come from?

mes (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch metses, from Old Dutch metisas, from Proto-West Germanic matisahs, from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Ancestry of “mes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmetses—
2Old Dutchmetisas—
3Proto-West Germanicmatisahsfood knife
4Proto-West Germanicmatifood
5Proto-Germanicmatizfood
6Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →