Where does “mitmüssen” come from?
mitmüssen (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 — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
mitmüssen (German): to have to come or to go as well
Definitions
- to have to come or to go as well
Ancestry of “mitmüssen”, step by step
mitmüssen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German müssen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | müssen | to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something) |
| 2 | Middle High German | müeȥen | must |
| 3 | Old High German | muoȥan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mōtan | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōtaną | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mōd- | to permit, make able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |