Where does “miðøld” come from?

miðøld (Faroese) comes from Faroese øld, from Old Norse ǫld, from Proto-Germanic aldiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

miðøld (Faroese): Middle Ages

Definitions

  1. Middle Ages

Ancestry of “miðøld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseøldage, time; century
2Old Norseǫldtime, age; cycle, period; men, people
3Proto-Germanicaldizage, generation; lifetime; human being; person;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldiz →Every word from Old Norse ǫld →