Where does “myten” come from?

myten (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 “myten”, step by step

myten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French miton

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

via Old French mitaine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmitainemitten

via Old French mitan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmitan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →