Where does “midwittery” come from?
midwittery (English) comes from English midwit, from English Wit, from English with, from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą — apart, asunder; away from, against.
midwittery (English): Behavior consistent with that of a midwit
Definitions
- Behavior consistent with that of a midwit
Ancestry of “midwittery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | midwit | A person of middling intellect; someone who is neither particularly dull nor particularly smart, especially if they act as though they are smarter than they are |
| 2 | English | Wit | Sanity |
| 3 | English | with | Against; In the company of; alongside, close to;... |
| 4 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 5 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 6 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |