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Where does “Mitte” come from?

Mitte (German) comes from Middle High German mitte, from Old High German 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.

Mitte (German): middle; center

Definitions

  1. middle; center

Ancestry of “Mitte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmitte—
2Old High Germanmittimiddle
3Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “Mitte”

  • Satzmitte
  • Stadtmitte
  • Jahrhundertmitte
  • midte
  • midte
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