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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

  1. accomplice

Ancestry of “Mittäter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTäterdoer; "evildoer"; delinquent, offender
2GermanMissetäter—
3Germanmissetāt—
4Middle High Germanmissetāt—
5Old High Germanmistāt—
6Proto-Germanicmissadēdizmisdeed, wrongful act
7Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Mittäter”

  • Mittäterschaft
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