Etymology

meaty

M3E1A1T1Y4

Today it means: Of, relating to, or containing meat. Full definition →

English meat ← Middle English mete ← Old English mete
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-
  2. Proto-Germanic*matiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mati
  4. Old Englishmete
  5. Middle Englishmete
  6. Englishmeat
  7. English todaymeaty

From meat + -y.

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