Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mitti n (genitive singular mittis, nominative plural mitti)

  1. (anatomy) waist

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Latin

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Verb

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mittī

  1. present passive infinitive of mittō

Old High German

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *midjaz, whence also Old Saxon middi, Old English midd, Old Norse miðr, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 (midjis). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-.

Adjective

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mitti

  1. middle

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *midją, whence also Old Norse mið.

Noun

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mitti n

  1. middle
Descendants
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  • Middle High German: mitte