Where does “medo” come from?

medo (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic meduz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

medo (Old Dutch): mead

Definitions

  1. mead

Ancestry of “medo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from Proto-Germanic meduz
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