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
Ancestry of “mīte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mītǭ | biting insect; literally, cutter; biting insect |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maitaną | to cut, hew; to cut off, sever |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēi- | — |
Words derived from “mīte”