Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/med-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*med-

1. to measure
2. to give advice
3. healing

Derived terms

► Terms derived from the PIE root *med-

• *mḗd-eti ~ *méd-eti (thematic root present)
  • Germanic: *metaną (“to measure”) (see there for further descendants)
    • ⇒ Germanic: *mētiz (“estimable”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Hellenic: [Term?]
    • Ancient Greek: μέδω (médō, “to protect”)
    • Ancient Greek: μέδομαι (médomai, “to provide for”)
    • Ancient Greek: μήδομαι (mḗdomai, “to deliberate, estimate”)
• *med-eh₁-(ye)-ti (stative)
  • Italic: *medēōr (“to heal”)
    • Latin: medeor (see there for further descendants)
• *mēd-yé-ti (o-grade ye-present)
  • Celtic: *medyetor (“to measure, judge”)
    • Brythonic: *mėðɨd
      • Old Cornish: medhes
      • Middle Welsh: meddu
    • Old Irish: midithir
  • Tocharian: *meim
    • Tocharian A: mem
    • Tocharian B: maim
• *méd-tus
  • Celtic: *messus
    • Old Irish: mess (“judgement”)
• *mḗd-os ~ *méd-os
  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: միտ (mit, “mind, intellect”)
  • Germanic: *mētō (“measure, size”) (see there for further descendants)
    • ⇒ Germanic: *metōną (see there for further descendants)
    • ⇒ Germanic: *metōduz (“god”)
      • Old English: metod, meted, meotod, meotud
      • Old Saxon: metod
      • Old Norse: mjǫtuðr
  • Hellenic: [Term?]
    • Ancient Greek: μήδεα (mḗdea)
• *mod-ós
  • Italic: *modos
    • Latin: modus (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Albanian: *matśi
    • Albanian: mas
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Iranian:
      • Eastern Iranian:
        • Avestan: 𐬬𐬍𐬨𐬀𐬛‎ (vīmad, “physician”)
      • Old Persian: [script needed] (azdā)
      • Western Iranian:
        • Kurdish: pîvan

See also

• *meh₁-
• Germanic: *mōtaną

References