Where does “mitaine” come from?

mitaine (Norman) comes from Old French mitaine, 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.

mitaine (Norman): mitten

Definitions

  1. mitten

Ancestry of “mitaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmitainemitten
2Frankishmitamo—
3Frankishmittimidpoint
4Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →