Where does “medu” come from?

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

medu (Old Dutch): mead

Definitions

  1. mead

Ancestry of “medu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmedumead
2Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Germanic meduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic medu →