出典:Wiktionary
From Middle English mithen, from 古期英語 mīþan (“to hide, conceal; keep to oneself, dissemble; conceal oneself, remain concealed; avoid, shun, refrain from”), from Proto-Germanic *mīþaną (“to avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *meit- (“to change, switch”). Cognate with Dutch mijden (“to avoid, evade”), German meiden (“to avoid, shun, forbear”).