Where does “miʀdu” come from?

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

miʀdu (Proto-West Germanic): reward

Definitions

  1. reward

Ancestry of “miʀdu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmizdōreward
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “miʀdu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic mizdō →