Where does “midhinge” come from?

midhinge (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.

midhinge (English): A measure of location of a batch or sample equal...

Definitions

  1. A measure of location of a batch or sample equal...

Ancestry of “midhinge”, step by step

midhinge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMIDInitialism of mobile information device
2Englishmid-rangeOf a central or halfway point
3EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
4Middle Englishrengen
5Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
6Old Frenchrengplace; position
7Latinrencusrow; order, rank
8Gaulishrekos
9Proto-Celticreketito arrange
10Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via English hinge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhingeA jointed or flexible device that allows the...
2Middle Englishhengehinge device a door pivots on
3Old English*henġ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-