Where does “meorþ” come from?

meorþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mizdō, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

meorþ (Old English): meed, reward, pay, price, compensation, bribe

Definitions

  1. meed, reward, pay, price, compensation, bribe

Ancestry of “meorþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmizdōreward
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic mizdō →
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