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Where does “mizdō” come from?

mizdō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mizdō (Proto-Germanic): reward

Definitions

  1. reward

Ancestry of “mizdō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mizdō”

  • mead
  • meed
  • meadowsweet
  • meadery
  • meady
  • meaded
  • meadlike
  • meadsweet
  • mietfrei
  • Mietvertrag
  • Miete
  • mede
  • meede
  • med
  • meard
  • meorþ
  • meord
  • mēd
  • 𐌼𐌹𐌶𐌳𐍉
  • miata
  • miete
  • miʀdu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →