Where does “meeke” come from?
meeke (Middle English) comes from Old Norse mækir, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.
Ancestry of “meeke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mækir | sword |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mēkijaz | sword |
Words derived from “meeke”