English word meat comes from Proto-Indo-European *mod-os, Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-, and later Proto-Germanic *metaną (To measure.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*mod-os | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*meh₂d- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | wet, liquid, fat, dripping*mōsą, wet, fat, dripping |
*metaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To measure. |
*mōsą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Food, victuals. Wet food, mush, porridge. |
*gamētijaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
*matiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Food. |
mǣte | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
ġemǣte | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
gemæte | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Meet; of suitable dimensions; made to fit. |
mete | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Food. |
imete | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
meat | English (en) | (Australian Aboriginal) A totem, or (by metonymy) a clan or clansman which uses it.. (colloquial) The best or most substantial part of something. [from 16th c.]. (countable) A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance. [from 16th c.]. (now, archaic) A meal. [from 9th c.]. (now, archaic, dialectal) Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food. See also meat and drink. [from 8th [...] |