Proto-Germanic

*maitaną

‘to cut, hew’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *maitaną.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *maitaną, most familiar first.

• met ← meten ← mætan ← *maitijan
• mite ← *mītā ← *mītǭ
• mitrailleuse ← mitrailler ← mitraille ← mitaille ← mite
• mitraillade ← mitrailler ← mitraille ← mitaille ← mite

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *maitaną