Where does “mede” come from?

mede (Middle English) comes from Old English mǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

mede (Middle English): reward, meed, recompense

Definitions

  1. reward, meed, recompense

Ancestry of “mede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣdmead, meadow, pasture
2Proto-West Germanic*mādumeadow, clearing
3Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

Words derived from “mede”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēdwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mādu →