Where does “meteles” come from?

meteles (Middle English) comes from Old English metelēas, from Old English mete, from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

meteles (Middle English): Lacking food or sustenance; foodless; Having no...

Definitions

  1. Lacking food or sustenance; foodless; Having no...

Ancestry of “meteles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmetelēasfoodless
2Old Englishmetefood
3Proto-West Germanicmatifood
4Proto-Germanicmatizfood
5Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “meteles”

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