Where does “mess” come from?

mess (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mess (Old Irish): judgement; animal feed; tree-fruit

Definitions

  1. judgement; animal feed; tree-fruit

Ancestry of “mess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “mess”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic messus →