Where does “middenstreep” come from?

middenstreep (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.

middenstreep (Dutch): center line (line separating halves of a road)

Definitions

  1. center line (line separating halves of a road)

Ancestry of “middenstreep”, step by step

middenstreep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch midden

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

via Dutch streep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstreepstripe; a short stroke
2Middle Dutchstrepe—
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