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English word meat comes from Proto-Indo-European *mod-os, Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-, and later Proto-Germanic *metaną (To measure.)
*mod-os (Proto-Indo-European)
*meh₂d- (Proto-Indo-European)
wet, liquid, fat, dripping*mōsą, wet, fat, dripping
*metaną (Proto-Germanic)
To measure.
*mōsą (Proto-Germanic)
Food, victuals. Wet food, mush, porridge.
*gamētijaz (Proto-Germanic)
*matiz (Proto-Germanic)
Food.
mǣte (Old English)
ġemǣte (Old English)
gemæte (Old English)
Meet; of suitable dimensions; made to fit.
mete (Old English)
Food.
imete (Middle English)
meat (English)
(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 [...]