Where does “Medb” come from?

Medb (Middle Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic medwos, from Proto-Celtic medu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

Medb (Middle Irish): borne notably by the queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle

Definitions

  1. borne notably by the queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle

Ancestry of “Medb”, step by step

Medb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic medwos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmedwospertaining to or associated with mead
2Proto-Celticmedumead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Proto-Celtic *medwā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*medwā—

Words derived from “Medb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Celtic medu →Every word from Proto-Celtic medwos →