Where does “mēdian” come from?

mēdian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mizdōną, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ-.

mēdian (Old English): to reward, bribe

Definitions

  1. to reward, bribe

Ancestry of “mēdian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmizdōnąto meed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰ-—

Words derived from “mēdian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mizdōną →