Where does “mit” come from?

mit (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon mid, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Ancestry of “mit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mit”

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