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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós