Where does “mitaine” come from?
mitaine (Middle English) comes from Old French miton, 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.
Ancestry of “mitaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | miton | — |
| 2 | Frankish | mitamo | — |
| 3 | Frankish | mitti | midpoint |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
Words derived from “mitaine”