Meek

Morpheme

Meek

Type

free base

Denotation

gentle, mild, humble, unassuming, modest

Etymology

Middle English meek, meke, mēk; of unknown origin but probably from Scandinavian source like Old Norse mjukr

Evidence

meek, meeked, meeken, meekened, meekening, meekens, meeker, meekest, meekful, meekhead, meeking, meekish, meekless, meekly, meekness, meeks, overmeek, unmeek