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

Definitions

  1. meadow

Ancestry of “mead”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmedereward, meed, recompense
2Old Englishmǣdmead, meadow, pasture
3Proto-West Germanic*mādumeadow, clearing
4Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
5Proto-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 →