Indo-European etymology : Query result

Proto-IE: *medhu-

Meaning: honey; mead

Tokharian: B mīt 'honey' (Adams 461)

Old Indian: mádhu n. `honey, mead'; mádhu- `sweet'; madh(u)v-ád- `eating sweetness'

Avestan: madu- 'Beerenwein'

Old Greek: méthü, -üos n. `Rauschtrank, Wein'

Slavic: *medъ

Latin: medus, -ūs m. `Honigwein, Met' (< Germ ?)

Celtic: OIr mid, gen. medo `Met'; Cymr medd `Met', OCorn pl.? medu `Met', Bret mez `Met'

Russ. meaning: мед (вещество и напиток)

References: WP II 261

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