Where does “מיד” come from?
מיד (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German muode, from Old High German muodi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōþī, from Proto-Germanic mōþijaz, from Proto-Germanic mōþaz.
מיד (Yiddish): tired
Ancestry of “מיד”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | muode | — |
| 2 | Old High German | muodi | tired |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mōþī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōþijaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōþaz | — |