Where does “æfenmete” come from?

æfenmete (Old English) comes from Old English mete, from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

æfenmete (Old English): supper

Definitions

  1. supper

Ancestry of “æfenmete”, step by step

æfenmete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmetefood
2Proto-West Germanicmatifood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Old English ǣfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣfenevening
2Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
3Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →