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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmightyA warrior of great strength and courage; Very...
2Middle Englishmighty
3Old Englishmihtiġpowerful, mighty, able
4Proto-West Germanicmahtīgmighty, powerful
5Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
6Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
7Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via English Y

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYA figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A...
2EnglishyuriA narrative or visual work featuring a romance or...
3Japanese百合lily
4Japanese連用形an inflectional category: the continuative or...
5Japanese見るto see, to watch, to observe, to look at...
6Japanesea dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state...
7Old Japanesea dream
8Japanesean order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger...
9Middle Chinese

via English mite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiteAny of many minute arachnids which, along with...
2Middle Englishmite
3Old Englishmītemite, tiny insect
4Proto-Germanicmītǭbiting insect; literally, cutter; biting insect
5Proto-Germanicmaitanąto cut, hew; to cut off, sever
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtisEvery word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz