Where does “metand” come from?
metand (Middle English) comes from Old English mētende, from Proto-Germanic mōtijandz, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Ancestry of “metand”, step by step
metand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English mētende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mētende | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijandz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Old English ġemētende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġemētende | — |