Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “með” come from?

með (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic með, from Proto-Celtic medu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

Ancestry of “með”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicmeðmead
2Proto-Celticmedumead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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