Where does “því miður” come from?
því miður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic miður, from Old Norse miðr, from Proto-Germanic midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
því miður (Icelandic): unfortunately
Definitions
- unfortunately
Ancestry of “því miður”, step by step
því miður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic miður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | miður | middle; less; worse, less well |
| 2 | Old Norse | miðr | middle; comparative degree of lítt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midjaz | middle, mid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |