Where does “mitten” come from?
Mitten comes from Middle English myten, from Old French miton, from Frankish mitamo, from Frankish mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos meaning middle.
mitten (English): A type of glove or garment that covers a hand...
Definitions
- A type of glove or garment that covers a hand...
Ancestry of “mitten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | myteyne | — |
| 2 | Old French | mitaine | mitten |
| 3 | Frankish | mitamo | — |
| 4 | Frankish | mitti | midpoint |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
Words derived from “mitten”