Mitte

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle High German mitte, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (centre), *midją.[1], from *midjaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-. Cognate to Old Norse miðja and Old English midde, midd (English mid).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (file)

Noun [edit]

Mitte f (genitive Mitte, plural Mitten)

  1. middle
  2. center

Derived terms [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ “Mitte” in: Friedrich Kluge, “Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache” , 22. Auflage, 1989, bearbeitet von Elmar Seebold, ISBN 3-11-006800-1