Where does “mittitac” come from?

mittitac (Old High German) comes from Old High German mitti, 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.

Ancestry of “mittitac”, step by step

mittitac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German mitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmittimiddle
2Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Old High German tac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermantacAlternative form of tag; day
2Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “mittitac”

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