Where does “miðja” come from?

miðja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse miðja, from Proto-Germanic midjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European medʰyo- — between; middle.

miðja (Icelandic): middle, center; to center

Definitions

  1. middle, center; to center

Ancestry of “miðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemiðjacentre, middle; indefinite genitive plural of...
2Proto-Germanicmidjǭmiddle, center
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰyo-between; middle

Words derived from “miðja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic midjǭ →Every word from Old Norse miðja →