Where does “mit” come from?
mit (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
mit (Old High German): with
Definitions
- with
Ancestry of “mit”, step by step
mit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic midi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Germanic *midi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germanic | *midi | — |