Where does “meiða” come from?

meiða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic maidijaną, from Proto-Germanic maidaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

meiða (Old Norse): to injure

Definitions

  1. to injure

Ancestry of “meiða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaidijanąto exchange, change
2Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “meiða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maidaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic maidijaną →