Mit, Mith, Mithu and Mit-Othin

This is something that has been bounced around the heathen community
for years and has not seen any clear consensus despite all that time.

The Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus, 1.7.2, mentions (in
Latin) "Mithothyn" - translated as Mit-othin.
There are numerous theories about the name and I am hoping some more
modern linguistic input will be able to narrow down the field.

Grimm states:
"Munch 1, 217 thinks Mithothin arose from misunderstanding metod; to
me it is plainly Fellow-Othin, like our mit-regent,"

I went searching for some possibly related terms.
Cleasby Vigfusson list these Icelandic words:
met - weights of scales
meta - to tax, value
mjot - measure
mjotudr - measurer (related to AS metod)


Zoega's Old Icelandic dictionary lists:
mjot, n. pl., poet. the right measure.
mjotudr, m. (1) dispenser of fate, ruler, judge; (2) bane, death
mjot-vidr, m. the world-tree (?).


Bosworth & Toller's OE dictionary gives:
Metod - fate, destiny, death and mentions 'decree' as being part of
the meaning of related words.

Bosworth & Toller also mention:
Mid – aka Mi(th) - to conceal, disemble
(Could MidOdin=fake Odin, concealed Odin?)


Simek, in his "Dictionary of Northern Mythology", meantions the
theory of a link to the Old Indian mithu , meaning "false".

I'd love to hear any other theories, thoughts, or corrections to the
above theories.

Regards,
Aydan