Where does “metses” come from?

metses (Middle Dutch) comes 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 “metses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmetisas—
2Proto-West Germanicmatisahsfood knife
3Proto-West Germanicmatifood
4Proto-Germanicmatizfood
5Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “metses”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →