Where does “מיטגיין” come from?

מיטגיין (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.

מיטגיין (Yiddish): go with, accompany

Definitions

  1. go with, accompany

Ancestry of “מיטגיין”, step by step

מיטגיין 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 גיין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגייןto go; to walk
2Middle High Germangēn—
3Old High Germangēn—
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →