Where does “medwe” come from?

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

medwe (Middle English): meadow, clearing

Definitions

  1. meadow, clearing

Ancestry of “medwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣdmead, meadow, pasture
2Proto-West Germanic*mādumeadow, clearing
3Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēdwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mādu →