Where does “mit” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →