Where does “mæd” come from?
mæd (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.
mæd (Old English): meadow
Ancestry of “mæd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *mādu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mēdwō | meadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂meh₁- | to mow, reap |