English
Medjed
Medjed comes from Egyptian mḏd.
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEmḏdliterally ‘the true-striking’
- EnglishtodayMedjed
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEmḏdliterally ‘the true-striking’
- EnglishtodayMedjed
The story
Borrowed from Egyptian mḏd (“Medjed”, literally “the true-striking”).
Every English word from Egyptian mḏd
Today it means
name A minor god mentioned in the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Egyptian mḏd / Medjed