Where does “meteþegn” come from?

meteþegn (Old English) comes from Old English mete, from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

meteþegn (Old English): a food-officer; one whose duty is to look after...

Definitions

  1. a food-officer; one whose duty is to look after...

Ancestry of “meteþegn”, step by step

meteþegn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmetefood
2Proto-West Germanicmatifood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Old English þegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishþegenAlternative form of þeġn; servant
2Old Englishþeġnservant
3Proto-West Germanicþegnretainer, follower, servant
4Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →