Where does “middenrif” come from?

middenrif (Dutch) comes 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.

middenrif (Dutch): midriff, diaphragm

Definitions

  1. midriff, diaphragm

Ancestry of “middenrif”, step by step

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