Where does “midde” come from?

midde (Middle English) comes from Old English midd, 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.

midde (Middle English): Alternative spelling of mid

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of mid

Ancestry of “midde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmiddmiddle
2Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “midde”

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