Where does “mite” come from?

mite (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “mite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmitwith
2Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “mite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →
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