Indo-European ant roots

Posted August 26th, 2021.
Cataloged under Language and Etymology

Root / lemma: mai-1

English meaning: to cut down, work with a sharp instrument

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2. d-extension: got. maitan `hew, hit, cut, clip', [...] ahd. mīza `Milbe' (probably to gr. μίδας `Made'), perhaps also ags. ǣ-mette, engl. ant, emmet, ahd. ā-meiza `Ameise'