Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midi

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meth₂, from *me (“with”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “among, between, with”), Sanskrit स्मत् (smat, “together, at the same time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ði/

Preposition

*midi

1. (with instrumental) with, by, through

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *midi
  • Old English: mid, miþ, mit
    • Middle English: mid
      • English: mid
  • Old Frisian: mith, mit, mei, mithi, mithe, methe
    • North Frisian: mits
    • Saterland Frisian: mäd
    • West Frisian: mei
  • Old Saxon: mid, midi, mit, met
    • Middle Low German: mēde, mid
      • Low German: mit, met
  • Old Dutch: mit, bit
    • Middle Dutch: met
      • Dutch: met
      • Limburgish: mit
  • Old High German: mit, miti
    • Middle High German: mite, mit
      • Bavarian: mit
      • Cimbrian: met
      • German: mit
      • Hunsrik: mit
      • Luxembourgish: mat
      • Vilamovian: myt
      • Yiddish: מיט (mit)
• Old Norse: með
  • Icelandic: með
  • Faroese: með
  • Norwegian: med
  • Old Swedish: mæþ
    • Swedish: med
  • Danish: med
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌸 (miþ)

Adverb

*midi

1. along, together

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *midi
  • Old English: mid, miþ, mit
    • Middle English: mid
      • English: mid
  • Old Frisian: mith, mit, mei, mithi, mithe, methe
    • North Frisian: mits
    • Saterland Frisian: mäd
    • West Frisian: mei
  • Old Saxon: mid, midi, mit, met
    • Middle Low German: mēde, mid
      • Low German: mit, met
  • Old Dutch: mit, bit
    • Middle Dutch: met
      • Dutch: met
      • Limburgish: mit
  • Old High German: mit, miti
    • Middle High German: mite, mit
      • Bavarian: mit
      • Cimbrian: met
      • German: mit
      • Hunsrik: mit
      • Luxembourgish: mat
      • Vilamovian: myt
      • Yiddish: מיט (mit)