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Where does β€œπŒΌπŒΉπŒ³πŒΎπŒΏπŒ½πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ³πƒβ€ come from?

πŒΌπŒΉπŒ³πŒΎπŒΏπŒ½πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ³πƒ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic midjagardaz, from Proto-Germanic midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European mΓ©dΚ°yos, from Proto-Indo-European medΚ°i-, from Proto-Indo-European me β€” in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

πŒΌπŒΉπŒ³πŒΎπŒΏπŒ½πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ³πƒ (Gothic): the inhabited world, ecumene

Definitions

  1. the inhabited world, ecumene

Ancestry of β€œπŒΌπŒΉπŒ³πŒΎπŒΏπŒ½πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ³πƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmidjagardazmiddle-earth; middle enclosure
2Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmΓ©dΚ°yosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmedΚ°i-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me β†’