Where does “mitted” come from?
Mitted comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European -tós, a past participle suffix forming adjectives from verbal roots.
mitted (English): Covered with or wearing a mitt; Having fur on the...
Definitions
- Covered with or wearing a mitt; Having fur on the...
Ancestry of “mitted”, step by step
mitted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English mitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mitt | A mitten; An oversized, protective glove such as... |
| 2 | English | mitten | A type of glove or garment that covers a hand... |
| 3 | Middle English | myteyne | A glove or mitten |
| 4 | Old French | mitaine | mitten |
| 5 | Frankish | mitamo | — |
| 6 | Frankish | mitti | midpoint |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |