Where does “mide” come from?

mide (Middle English) comes from Middle English mid, 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.

mide (Middle English): Alternative spelling of mid

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of mid

Ancestry of “mide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmidwith; amid, amidst; mid-, middle, central,...
2Old EnglishmiðAlternative form of mid
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →