Where does “midwinter” come from?
midwinter (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch middewinter, from Middle Dutch midde, from Old Dutch middi, 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.
midwinter (Dutch): midwinter
Definitions
- midwinter
Ancestry of “midwinter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | middewinter | midwinter; winter solstice |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | midde | middle, in the middle |
| 3 | Old Dutch | middi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midjaz | middle, mid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |