Where does “midgap” come from?
midgap (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.
midgap (English): The middle of a gap
Definitions
- The middle of a gap
Ancestry of “midgap”, step by step
midgap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English MID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MID | Initialism of mobile information device |
| 2 | English | mid-range | Of a central or halfway point |
| 3 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |
via English gap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gap | An opening in anything made by breaking or... |
| 2 | English | gape | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily,... |
| 3 | Middle English | gapen | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | gapa | to gape, open the mouth wide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gapōną | to gaze, observe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |