Where does “med” come from?
med (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish med, from Danish medlyd, from Danish lyd, from Old Danish liud, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.
med (Norwegian Bokmål): with; by; of
Ancestry of “med”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | med | with; by; including, counting |
| 2 | Danish | medlyd | consonant |
| 3 | Danish | lyd | sound; noise; imperative of lyde |
| 4 | Old Danish | liud | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | hljóð | silence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hleuþą | listening, hearing; sound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew-to- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |