Where does “meddwi” come from?

meddwi (Welsh) comes from Welsh meddw, from Proto-Celtic medwos, from Proto-Celtic medu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

meddwi (Welsh): to get drunk, to become intoxicated

Definitions

  1. to get drunk, to become intoxicated

Ancestry of “meddwi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmeddwdrunk
2Proto-Celticmedwospertaining to or associated with mead
3Proto-Celticmedumead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Celtic medu →Every word from Proto-Celtic medwos →