Where does “*mādu” come from?

*mādu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

*mādu (Proto-West Germanic): meadow, clearing

Definitions

  1. meadow, clearing

Ancestry of “*mādu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

Words derived from “*mādu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēdwō →