Where does “efnmetan” come from?

efnmetan (Old English) comes from Old English mētan, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

efnmetan (Old English): to compare

Definitions

  1. to compare

Ancestry of “efnmetan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmētanto meet, find, find out, fall in with, encounter,...
2Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
3Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną →