Where does “Mäid” come from?

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

Mäid (Saterland Frisian): meadow

Definitions

  1. meadow

Ancestry of “Mäid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmēde—
2Proto-West Germanic*mādumeadow, clearing
3Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēdwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mādu →