Where does “midgie” come from?

midgie (English) comes from English midge, from Middle English mydge, from Old English myċġ, from Proto-Germanic mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

midgie (English): A midge; A midden

Definitions

  1. A midge; A midden

Ancestry of “midgie”, step by step

midgie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English midge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmidgeany of various small two-winged flies, for...
2Middle Englishmydgemidge
3Old Englishmyċġgnat; midge, gnat; mosquito
4Proto-Germanicmugjōmidge, mosquito, gnat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

via English midden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiddenA dungheap; A refuse heap usually near a...
2Middle Englishmidding—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →