Where does “miþan” come from?
miþan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
miþan (Old English): to hide, conceal, dissemble
Definitions
- to hide, conceal, dissemble
Ancestry of “miþan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mīþaną | To avoid, evade, shun |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |