MEED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "meed" comes from Proto-Indo-European *misdʰ-. It started in Proto-Germanic *mizdōną. Then it appeared in Old English *mēdian. Later, people used it in Middle English meden. After that, it was Proto-Indo-European *mey-. Over time, it became Proto-Indo-European *misdʰós. Finally, it reached Proto-Germanic *mizdō. It started in Old English mēd. Then it appeared in Middle English meede. Many other languages have similar words:.

• Dutch: miede
• Low German: mede
• German: Miete
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌶𐌳𐍉
• Ancient Greek: μισθός
• Old Church Slavonic: мьзда
• Sanskrit: मीळ्ह
• Sanskrit: मीढ
• Avestan: 𐬨𐬍𐬲𐬛𐬀
• Middle Low German: mēden
• German: mieten

🧩 Fun Fact

Words that pass through many languages often accumulate layers of meaning from each culture.