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Where does “Middlebury” come from?

Middlebury comes from Middle English middel and Old English burg, derived from Proto-Germanic midlą and burgz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- and bʰerǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “Middlebury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiddleA centre, midpoint; The part between the...
2Middle Englishmyddel—
3Old Englishmiddelmiddle
4Proto-West Germanic*midl—
5Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
6Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
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