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

Definitions

  1. middle

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →