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
Ancestry of “מיט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mitte | — |
| 2 | Old High German | mitti | middle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |