Where does “midnightish” come from?
midnightish (English) comes from English midnight, from Middle English midnight, from Old English midniht, from Proto-Germanic midjanahts, from Proto-Germanic midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
midnightish (English): Resembling or characteristic of midnight; Taking...
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of midnight; Taking...
Ancestry of “midnightish”, step by step
midnightish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English midnight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | midnight | The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour,... |
| 2 | Middle English | midnight | — |
| 3 | Old English | midniht | midnight |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midjanahts | midnight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjaz | middle, mid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |