Where does “metesocn” come from?

metesocn (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,...

metesocn (Old English): craving or desire for food; appetite

Definitions

  1. craving or desire for food; appetite

Ancestry of “metesocn”, step by step

metesocn 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 sōcn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsōcninquiry, prosecution; jurisdiction, prosecution;...
2Proto-West Germanicsōkni—
3Proto-Germanicsōknizinvestigation; probe; examination; inquiry;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →
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