A 19th-century theory claimed that the word alludes to "the custom of the higher order of the Teutones to drink Mead, or Metheglin, a beverage made with honey, for thirty days after every wedding", but the theory has been challenged.
A 19th-cen?tury theory claimed that the word alludes to "the custom of the higher ord?er of the Teutones to drink Mead, or Metheglin, a beverage made wi?th honey, for thirty days after every wedding", but the theory has been challenged.