Where does “mītǭ” come from?

mītǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic maitaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.

mītǭ (Proto-Germanic): biting insect; literally, cutter; biting insect

Definitions

  1. biting insect; literally, cutter; biting insect

Ancestry of “mītǭ”, step by step

mītǭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic maitaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaitanąto cut, hew; to cut off, sever
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—

via Proto-Indo-European mēy-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mītǭ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maitaną →