Where does “Miit” come from?

Miit (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian mete, from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Miit (North Frisian): meat

Definitions

  1. meat

Ancestry of “Miit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmetefood, especially sustenance
2Proto-West Germanicmatifood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →