Where does “mīdan” come from?
mīdan (Old High German) comes from Old English miþan, from Proto-Germanic mīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Ancestry of “mīdan”, step by step
mīdan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English miþan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | miþan | to hide, conceal, dissemble |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mīþaną | To avoid, evade, shun |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via Proto-West Germanic mīþan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | mīþan | to avoid, to evade |