Where does “miet” come from?
miet (Maltese) comes 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 — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
miet (Maltese): to die
Definitions
- to die
Ancestry of “miet”, step by step
miet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German mite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mite | — |
| 2 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Dutch sodomiet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sodomiet | a sodomite, a man who penetrates another man anally or more generally any male homosexual |