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Where does “Metwe” come from?

Metwe (Marshallese) comes from English Midway, from Middle English mydwaye, from Old English midweġ — midway.

Ancestry of “Metwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMidway—
2Middle Englishmydwaye—
3Old Englishmidweġmidway
Every word from Old English midweġ →