Where does “med-” come from?

med- (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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): A prefix meaning "with" used to form compounds (e.g., medvind, medgang. Partially unrelated to middag

Definitions

  1. A prefix meaning "with" used to form compounds (e.g., medvind, medgang. Partially unrelated to middag

Ancestry of “med-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeðwith, along with
2Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
4Proto-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 →