Where does “mēde” come from?

mēde (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

Ancestry of “mēde”, step by step

mēde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *mādu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*mādumeadow, clearing
2Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

via Proto-Germanic meduz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “mēde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēdwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mādu →