Where does “miata” come from?

miata (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic miʀdu, from Proto-Germanic mizdō, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “miata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmiʀdureward
2Proto-Germanicmizdōreward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “miata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic mizdō →