Where does “mete” come from?

mete (Old Frisian) comes 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,...

mete (Old Frisian): food, especially sustenance

Definitions

  1. food, especially sustenance

Ancestry of “mete”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →