Where does “Meidung” come from?

Meidung (German) comes from German meiden, from Middle High German mīden, from Old High German mīdan, from Old English miþan, from Proto-Germanic mīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Meidung (German): shunning

Definitions

  1. shunning

Ancestry of “Meidung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmeidento avoid; to shun
2Middle High Germanmīden—
3Old High Germanmīdan—
4Old Englishmiþanto hide, conceal, dissemble
5Proto-GermanicmīþanąTo avoid, evade, shun
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mīþaną →Every word from Old English miþan →