Where does “mitt” come from?

mitt (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish mitt, from Old Norse miðr, from Proto-Germanic midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mitt (Swedish): middle; the middle point; my, mine

Definitions

  1. middle; the middle point; my, mine

Ancestry of “mitt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmitt—
2Old Norsemiðrmiddle; comparative degree of lítt
3Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “mitt”

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