Where does “Mëtteg” come from?

Mëtteg (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Mëtteg (Luxembourgish): midday; afternoon

Definitions

  1. midday; afternoon

Ancestry of “Mëtteg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmittetac—
2Old High Germanmittitac—
3Old High Germanmittimiddle
4Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “Mëtteg”

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