Where does “mitti” come from?

mitti (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mitti (Old High German): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “mitti”, step by step

mitti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic midją

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Proto-Germanic midjaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰyo-between; middle

Words derived from “mitti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →