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Where does “mit-” come from?

mit- (German) comes from German mit, from Middle High German mite, from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.

mit- (German): a prefix of nearly unlimited productivity,...

Definitions

  1. a prefix of nearly unlimited productivity,...

Ancestry of “mit-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmitwith; with, by; at
2Middle High Germanmite—
3Old High Germanmitwith
4Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
5Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmé—

Words derived from “mit-”

  • mitmachen
  • mitgehen
  • mitgehen
  • mitdenken
  • Mitbringsel
  • Mitgliedorganisation
  • Mitglied
  • Mitschüler
  • mitunterzeichnen
  • Mithilfe
  • Mitgliedsstaat
  • Mitläufer
  • mitnehmen
  • Mitfahrgelegenheit
  • mitschwingen
  • mitfahren
  • mitreden
  • mitwirken
  • Mitmensch
  • Mitgefühl
  • Mitarbeiterin
  • Mitarbeiter
  • mitbringen
  • mithören
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