Where does “middenmoter” come from?

middenmoter (Dutch) comes from Dutch middenmoot, from Dutch midden, from Proto-Germanic midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

middenmoter (Dutch): someone or something that is average or mediocre

Definitions

  1. someone or something that is average or mediocre

Ancestry of “middenmoter”, step by step

middenmoter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch middenmoot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmiddenmootthe middle slice of a fish
2Dutchmiddenin the middle
3Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →