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: ## strong/weak...

Definitions

  1. inflection of midd: ## strong/weak...

Ancestry of “midden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishmiddtired
2Middle High Germanmüede—
3Old High Germanmuoditired
4Proto-West Germanic*mōþītired
5Proto-Germanicmōþijaz—
6Proto-Germanicmōþaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic mōþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōþijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mōþī →