Where does “mid” come from?

mid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic medu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

mid (Old Irish): mead

Definitions

  1. mead

Ancestry of “mid”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from Proto-Celtic medu