Where does “mīþan” come from?
mīþan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
mīþan (Proto-West Germanic): to avoid, to evade
Ancestry of “mīþan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mīþaną | To avoid, evade, shun |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
Words derived from “mīþan”