Where does “mezzer” come from?

mezzer (Middle High German) comes from Old High German mezzisahs, from Proto-West Germanic matisahs, 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,...

Ancestry of “mezzer”, step by step

mezzer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German mezzisahs

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

via Old High German mezzeres

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmezzeres—

via Old High German mezzirahs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmezzirahs—

Words derived from “mezzer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →