Where does “miðaldir” come from?

miðaldir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic öld, from Old Norse ǫld, from Proto-Germanic aldiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

miðaldir (Icelandic): Middle Ages

Definitions

  1. Middle Ages

Ancestry of “miðaldir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicöldage; century
2Old Norseǫldtime, age; cycle, period; men, people
3Proto-Germanicaldizage, generation; lifetime; human being; person;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “miðaldir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldiz →Every word from Old Norse ǫld →