Where does “meduærn” come from?

meduærn (Old English) comes from Old English ærn, from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

meduærn (Old English): a banqueting house, a hall in which mead is drunk

Definitions

  1. a banqueting house, a hall in which mead is drunk

Ancestry of “meduærn”, step by step

meduærn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ærn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishærnhouse, habitation
2Proto-West Germanicraʀnhouse
3Proto-Germanicraznąhouse, dwelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Old English medu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmedumead
2Proto-West Germanicmedumead
3Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic razną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raʀn →
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