Etymograph

English

hydromel

Hydromel comes from Latin hydromel ‘mead’, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-‘water’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥‘water’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr‘water’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕδωρhúdōr‘water’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhydromel‘mead’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-‘water’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥‘water’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr‘water’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕδωρhúdōr‘water’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhydromel‘mead’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

wet, wash, und, abundance, abundant, surround, redundant, otter, vitriol, vitreous, inundate, undine, 43 more

through Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

water, vodka, vedra, 18 more

through Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

hydrate, aldehyde, hydride, 14 more

through Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’

anhydrous, 11 more

Today it means

noun Mead, especially one of low alcohol content.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wed- / hydromel

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