Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midi

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

(with instrumental) with, by, through

Adverb

*midi

along, together

Descendants

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
Old Dutch: mit
- Middle Dutch: met
  - Dutch: met
  - Limburgish: mit
Old High German: mit, miti
- Middle High German: mite, mit
  - Cimbrian: met
  - German: mit
  - Luxembourgish: mat
  - Vilamovian: myt
Old Norse: með
- Icelandic: með
- Faroese: með
- Norwegian: med
- Old Swedish: mæþ
  - Swedish: med
- Danish: med
- Westrobothnian: me-
Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌸 (miþ)