Where does “mitey” come from?
mitey (English) comes from English mighty, from Middle English mighty, from Old English mihtiġ, from Proto-West Germanic mahtīg, from Proto-Germanic mahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis — to be able.
mitey (English): Of or pertaining to mites; Infested with mites;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to mites; Infested with mites;...
Ancestry of “mitey”, step by step
mitey traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English mighty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mighty | A warrior of great strength and courage; Very... |
| 2 | Middle English | mighty | — |
| 3 | Old English | mihtiġ | powerful, mighty, able |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mahtīg | mighty, powerful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mahtīgaz | mighty |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |