Where does “midtowner” come from?
midtowner (English) comes from English midtown, from English town, from English Freetown, from English free, from Middle English free, from Old English frēo, from Proto-Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz — to love, to please.
midtowner (English): An inhabitant of a midtown area
Definitions
- An inhabitant of a midtown area
Ancestry of “midtowner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | midtown | The part of a city between uptown and downtown |
| 2 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 3 | English | Freetown | — |
| 4 | English | free | Unconstrained; Obtainable without any payment;... |
| 5 | Middle English | free | — |
| 6 | Old English | frēo | free, joyful |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *frī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |