Where does “meede” come from?

meede (Middle English) comes from Old English mēd, from Proto-West Germanic miʀdu, from Proto-Germanic mizdō, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “meede”, step by step

meede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mēd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmēdreward, meed, recompense
2Proto-West Germanicmiʀdureward
3Proto-Germanicmizdōreward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Old Frisian mēde

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

Words derived from “meede”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic mizdō →