Where does “maidm” come from?
maidm (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish maidid, from Proto-Celtic madyeti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Ancestry of “maidm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | maidid | to break, to burst; to defeat, to rout |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | madyeti | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
Words derived from “maidm”