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Where does “mitan” come from?

mitan (Haitian Creole) comes from French mitan, from Old French mitan, from Frankish mitamo, from Frankish 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.

mitan (Haitian Creole): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “mitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmitanmiddle, centre
2Old Frenchmitan—
3Frankishmitamo—
4Frankishmittimidpoint
5Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
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