Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/meh₂d-

Root

 * 1)  to be wet, to become wet

Reconstruction notes
Pokorny, Fortson, and LIV reconstruct this root as an example of an *a-ablauting stem (*m̥d- ~ *mad- ~ *mād-). On the other hand, the regular outcome of *#R̥HC- in the descendants can account for many of the reflexes.

A lot is uncertain about this root. The Germanic, Indo-Iranian terms and Latin madeō “be drunk” could also be from med-, as well as probably the Armenian and Albanian terms.

Derived terms

 * *méh₂d-e-ti
 * *m̥h₂d-yé-ti
 * Celtic: (the proposed semantic shift is be wet > burst > break)
 * *me-móh₂d-e ~ *me-mh₂d-ḗr
 * Celtic:
 * *m̥h₂d-éh₁-(ye)-ti
 * *moh₂d-éye-ti
 * Younger Avestan:
 * *m̥h₂d-tó-s
 * *m̥h₂d-h₂-ró-s
 * Unsorted formations:
 * Armenian:
 * Old Armenian: ,
 * Middle Armenian:
 * Balto-Slavic:
 * South Slavic:
 * West Slavic:
 * Hellenic:
 * *m̥h₂d-éh₁-(ye)-ti
 * *moh₂d-éye-ti
 * Younger Avestan:
 * *m̥h₂d-tó-s
 * *m̥h₂d-h₂-ró-s
 * Unsorted formations:
 * Armenian:
 * Old Armenian: ,
 * Middle Armenian:
 * Balto-Slavic:
 * South Slavic:
 * West Slavic:
 * Hellenic:
 * *m̥h₂d-h₂-ró-s
 * Unsorted formations:
 * Armenian:
 * Old Armenian: ,
 * Middle Armenian:
 * Balto-Slavic:
 * South Slavic:
 * West Slavic:
 * Hellenic:
 * Old Armenian: ,
 * Middle Armenian:
 * Balto-Slavic:
 * South Slavic:
 * West Slavic:
 * Hellenic:
 * West Slavic:
 * Hellenic:
 * Hellenic:
 * Hellenic:

Root

 * 1)  to meet, approach, encounter