Where does “myddelerd” come from?
myddelerd (Middle English) comes from Middle English myddenerd, from Old English middaneard, from Old English middanġeard, from Proto-Germanic midjagardaz, from Proto-Germanic midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
myddelerd (Middle English): The Earth; the world as between Heaven and Hell or in the middle of the universe
Definitions
- The Earth; the world as between Heaven and Hell or in the middle of the universe
Ancestry of “myddelerd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | myddenerd | The Earth; the world as between Heaven and Hell or in the middle of the universe |
| 2 | Old English | middaneard | — |
| 3 | Old English | middanġeard | the world |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midjagardaz | middle-earth; middle enclosure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjaz | middle, mid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |