Where does “mei” come from?

mei (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse meiðr, from Proto-Germanic maidaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mei (Norwegian Nynorsk): runner of a sled, skid

Definitions

  1. runner of a sled, skid

Ancestry of “mei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeiðrlongitudinal beam; sledge-runner; pole, log;...
2Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maidaz →Every word from Old Norse meiðr →