Where does “Mittäter” come from?
Mittäter (German) comes from German Täter, from German Missetäter, from German missetāt, from Middle High German missetāt, from Old High German mistāt, from Proto-Germanic missadēdiz, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis — to do, put, place.
Mittäter (German): accomplice
Definitions
- accomplice
Ancestry of “Mittäter”, step by step
Mittäter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Täter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Täter | doer; "evildoer"; delinquent, offender |
| 2 | German | Missetäter | malefactor |
| 3 | German | missetāt | iniquity, misdeed evil, sinful, dishonorable deed |
| 4 | Middle High German | missetāt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mistāt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | missadēdiz | misdeed, wrongful act |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via German mit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mit | with; with, by; at |
| 2 | Middle High German | mite | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |