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,...

maidm (Old Irish): bursting, breaking

Definitions

  1. bursting, breaking

Ancestry of “maidm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmaididto break, to burst; to defeat, to rout
2Proto-Celticmadyetito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “maidm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Celtic madyetiEvery word from Old Irish maidid
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