Where does “midstairway” come from?

midstairway (English) comes from English stairway, from English Way, from Middle English way, from Old English weġ, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

midstairway (English): Partway up or down a stairway

Definitions

  1. Partway up or down a stairway

Ancestry of “midstairway”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstairwayA set of steps, with or without a case, that...
2EnglishWayChristianity
3Middle Englishway—
4Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →