Where does “Mëtt” come from?

Mëtt (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Mëtt (Luxembourgish): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “Mëtt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmittimiddle
2Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →