>>64022936
fun mead fact; The Japanese word for honey (mitsu) is related to the English word mead. It's not derived from contact with the English language, it first came from Tocharian into Chinese (mi) to Japanese (mitsu).
>>64022982
Another fun mead fact! The meth- in methamphetamine IS related to the word mead. It is derived from the Greek word méthu, referring to wine or mead. Both are derived from the same proto-indo-european word *médʰu.