Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*mey-
15 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *mey-, most common first.
- commonMutual; shared by more than one.
- meanTo intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- minLess; smaller; lower.
- madInsane; crazy; mentally deranged.
- mealFood that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
- mereJust, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
- massacreThe killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
- noodleA string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
- miteAny of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acari (syn. Acarina).
- minstrelOriginally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
- minceFinely chopped meat; minced meat.
- meedA payment or recompense made for services rendered or in recognition of some achievement; reward; award.
- MithraA particular divinity (yazata) in Zoroastrianism and later Iranian history and culture, the hypostasis of "contract", "oath".
- comminutionThe breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.
- mereingAn administrative or property boundary on a map.