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Where does “mitamo” come from?

mitamo (Frankish) comes from Frankish mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Ancestry of “mitamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmittimidpoint
2Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “mitamo”

  • mitten
  • mittened
  • unmittened
  • mittenless
  • bemittened
  • mittenlike
  • mitaine
  • myten
  • miotóg
  • miton
  • mitaine
  • mitan
  • miton
  • mitaine
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