Where does “midday” come from?
Midday comes from Old English middæġ, a compound of midd (middle) and dæġ (day).
midday (English): noon; twelve o'clock during the day
Definitions
- noon; twelve o'clock during the day
Ancestry of “midday”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | midday | — |
| 2 | Old English | middæġ | mid-day, noon |