Where does “mið” come from?

mið (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mið (Old English): Alternative form of mid

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mid

Ancestry of “mið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “mið”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →