Where does “meiden” come from?
meiden (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German mīden, from Old High German mīdan, from Old English miþan, from Proto-Germanic mīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
meiden (Luxembourgish): to avoid; to eschew, to shun
Definitions
- to avoid; to eschew, to shun
Ancestry of “meiden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | mīden | — |
| 2 | Old High German | mīdan | — |
| 3 | Old English | miþan | to hide, conceal, dissemble |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mīþaną | To avoid, evade, shun |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |