English

Mead

Mead comes from Old English mǣd ‘meadow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- ‘to mow’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂meh₁-‘to mow’reconstructed
Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mēdwō‘meadow’reconstructed
Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mādu‘meadow, clearing’reconstructed
Old Englishc. 450–1150mǣd‘meadow’
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attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂meh₁-‘to mow’reconstructed
Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mēdwō‘meadow’reconstructed
Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mādu‘meadow, clearing’reconstructed
Old Englishc. 450–1150mǣd‘meadow’
EnglishtodayMead

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- ‘to mow’

math, mow, amniotic, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname from Old English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- / Mead

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