- meit(h)-1
- meit(h)-1English meaning: staying (place)Deutsche Übersetzung: “Aufenthals(ort)”, from which Balt also “Lebensunterhalt, Nahrung”Material: Av. maēϑanǝm n. “Aufenthaltsort for people and gods, dwelling, house”, miϑnüiti “ stays, dwells, bleibt”; Lith. mintù, mìsti ‘sich nähren”, mìtas “Lebensunterhalt”, maitìnti “nähren”, maĩstas “nourishment, food”, also Lith. maità, Ltv. màita “ carrion “; O.Pruss. maitü “ nourishes “; Ltv. mitiât “abode, residence and nourishment, food give”, mìtu, mist ‘stay, dwell, sich aufhalten, seine nourishment, food have”.References: WP. II 247, Trautmann 185, Berneker 2, 52.
Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.