Where does “מיט” come from?

מיט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German mitte, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

מיט (Yiddish): with; middle

Definitions

  1. with; middle

Ancestry of “מיט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmitte—
2Old High Germanmittimiddle
3Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “מיט”

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