Where does “efenmetan” come from?

efenmetan (Old English) comes from Old English metan, from Proto-West Germanic metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

efenmetan (Old English): to compare

Definitions

  1. to compare

Ancestry of “efenmetan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmetanto measure; to compare; to meet, encounter
2Proto-West Germanicmetanto measure
3Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →