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