Where does “ġemǣdan” come from?

ġemǣdan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic maidijaną, from Proto-Germanic maidaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “ġemǣdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaidijanąto exchange, change
2Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “ġemǣdan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →