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Where does “medd” come from?

medd (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh með, from Proto-Brythonic með, from Proto-Celtic medu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

medd (Welsh): mead; authority, power; possession

Definitions

  1. mead; authority, power; possession

Ancestry of “medd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshmeð—
2Proto-Brythonicmeðmead
3Proto-Celticmedumead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “medd”

  • Meddyf
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