Where does “flæscmete” come from?

flæscmete (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,...

flæscmete (Old English): meat; flesh; animal food

Definitions

  1. meat; flesh; animal food

Ancestry of “flæscmete”, step by step

flæscmete 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 flǣsċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflǣsċ—
2Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
3Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “flæscmete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →