Where does “meðganga” come from?

meðganga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic með, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

meðganga (Icelandic): pregnancy

Definitions

  1. pregnancy

Ancestry of “meðganga”, step by step

meðganga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic með

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmeðwith
2Old Norsemeðwith, along with
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Icelandic ganga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgangato walk; to work, operate, run; to go
2Old Norsegangato go, walk
3Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →