Where does “מיטאַרבעטער” come from?

מיטאַרבעטער (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.

מיטאַרבעטער (Yiddish): co-worker, colleague

Definitions

  1. co-worker, colleague

Ancestry of “מיטאַרבעטער”, step by step

מיטאַרבעטער 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 אַרבעטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַרבעטערworker; laborer
2Middle High Germanarbeiterday laborer; craftsman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →