Where does “mead” come from?
mead (Yola) comes from Middle English mede, from Old English mǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.
mead (Yola): meadow
Ancestry of “mead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | mede | reward, meed, recompense |
| 2 | Old English | mǣd | mead, meadow, pasture |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mādu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēdwō | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂meh₁- | to mow, reap |