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

  1. midwinter

Ancestry of “midwinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmiddewintermidwinter; winter solstice
2Middle Dutchmiddemiddle, in the middle
3Old Dutchmiddi
4Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “midwinter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me