Where does “med” come from?

med (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

med (Norwegian Bokmål): with; by; of

Definitions

  1. with; by; of

Ancestry of “med”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
2Old Norsemeðwith, along with
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “med”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →