Where does “mīte” come from?

mīte (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mītǭ, from Proto-Germanic maitaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.

mīte (Old English): mite, tiny insect

Definitions

  1. mite, tiny insect

Ancestry of “mīte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmītǭbiting insect; literally, cutter; biting insect
2Proto-Germanicmaitanąto cut, hew; to cut off, sever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—

Words derived from “mīte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maitaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic mītǭ →