Where does “Mittag” come from?

Mittag (German) comes from Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Mittag (German): noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon;...

Definitions

  1. noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon;...

Ancestry of “Mittag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmittetac—
2Old High Germanmittitac—
3Old High Germanmittimiddle
4Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “Mittag”

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