Where does “מיטקינד” come from?

מיטקינד (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.

מיטקינד (Yiddish): sibling gender neutral

Definitions

  1. sibling gender neutral

Ancestry of “מיטקינד”, step by step

מיטקינד 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 קינד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקינדchild
2Middle High Germankintkid; child
3Old High Germankindkid; child
4Proto-West Germanickindchild
5Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →