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Where does “mitreden” come from?

mitreden (German) comes from German mit-, 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.

mitreden (German): to join in a conversation; to have a say

Definitions

  1. to join in a conversation; to have a say

Ancestry of “mitreden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmit-a prefix of nearly unlimited productivity,...
2Germanmitwith; with, by; at
3Middle High Germanmite—
4Old High Germanmitwith
5Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
6Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmé—
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