Where does “midden” come from?
midden (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish midd, from Middle High German müede, from Old High German muodi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōþī, from Proto-Germanic mōþijaz, from Proto-Germanic mōþaz.
midden (Luxembourgish): inflection of midd:
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Definitions
- inflection of midd:
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Ancestry of “midden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | midd | tired |
| 2 | Middle High German | müede | — |
| 3 | Old High German | muodi | tired |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mōþī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōþijaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mōþaz | — |