Where does “mithan” come from?
mithan (Old Saxon) comes from Old English miþan, from Proto-Germanic mīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
mithan (Old Saxon): to dissemble, conceal; to avoid
Definitions
- to dissemble, conceal; to avoid
Ancestry of “mithan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |
Words derived from “mithan”