Where does “medlide” come from?

medlide (Danish) comes from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

medlide (Danish): to empathize, sympathize, pity, feel sorry for

Definitions

  1. to empathize, sympathize, pity, feel sorry for

Ancestry of “medlide”, step by step

medlide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
2Old Norsemeðwith, along with
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Danish lide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlidesuffer; To have some disease or similar...
2Old Norsehlítato rely on, trust, abide by; to rely on, trust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “medlide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →