Where does “meðal” come from?

meðal (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic midlą, from Proto-Germanic midjō, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

meðal (Icelandic): a medicine, a drug; means; among, amongst

Definitions

  1. a medicine, a drug; means; among, amongst

Ancestry of “meðal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
2Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “meðal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →