*mēdwō

Runic: ᛗᛖᛞᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmɛːð.wɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

meadow

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (‘to mow’) + *-dwō; see also Proto-Germanic *mēþą (‘a mowing’). Cognate with Latin metere (‘to cut down; reap; mow’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	mēdwō	mēdwôz
Acc.	mēdwǭ	mēdwōz
Gen.	mēdwōz	mēdwǫ̂
Dat.	mēdwōi	mēdwōmaz
Inst.	mēdwō	mēdwōmiz
Voc.	mēdwō	mēdwôz

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Descendants

*mādu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *māda (Old Dutch)
  - mâde (Middle Dutch)
    - made (Dutch)
*mādu (Proto-West Germanic)
- mǣd, mēd (Old English)
  - mede, medwe (Middle English)
    - mead, meadow (English)
    - meeda (Scots)
    - mead (Yola)
*mādu (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēde, mēd (Old Frisian)
  - ? (East Frisian)
  - ? (North Frisian)
  - miede (West Frisian)
*mādu (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēde, mēd (Old Frisian)
  - mede (Middle Low German)
    - Meed, Mede (German Low German)
      - Meedje (German Low German)
*mādu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mata (Old High German)
  - matte, mate (Middle High German)
    - Matte (German)
*mādu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mata (Old High German)
  - matte, mate (Middle High German)
    - Matt (Alemannic German)
      - Matt, Matte (Alsatian)
*madu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *māda (Old Dutch)
  - mâde (Middle Dutch)
    - made (Dutch)
*madu (Proto-West Germanic)
- mǣd, mēd (Old English)
  - mede, medwe (Middle English)
    - mead, meadow (English)
    - meeda (Scots)
    - mead (Yola)
*madu (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēde, mēd (Old Frisian)
  - ? (East Frisian)
  - ? (North Frisian)
  - miede (West Frisian)
*madu (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēde, mēd (Old Frisian)
  - mede (Middle Low German)
    - Meed, Mede (German Low German)
      - Meedje (German Low German)
*madu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mata (Old High German)
  - matte, mate (Middle High German)
    - Matte (German)
*madu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mata (Old High German)
  - matte, mate (Middle High German)
    - Matt (Alemannic German)
      - Matt, Matte (Alsatian)

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