Where does “מיטאַרבעטן” come from?

מיטאַרבעטן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מיט, 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.

מיטאַרבעטן (Yiddish): collaborate

Definitions

  1. collaborate

Ancestry of “מיטאַרבעטן”, step by step

מיטאַרבעטן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מיט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמיטwith; middle
2Middle High Germanmitte—
3Old High Germanmittimiddle
4Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Yiddish אַרבעטן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishאַרבעטןTo work; plural of אַרבעט
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →