Where does “mid” come from?

mid (Middle English) comes from Old English mið, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mid (Middle English): with; amid, amidst; mid-, middle, central,...

Definitions

  1. with; amid, amidst; mid-, middle, central,...

Ancestry of “mid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishmiðAlternative form of mid
2Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “mid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →