Where does “mid” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mid”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Saxon	mid	with; with, together, along
2	Proto-Germanic	midi	with, by, through; along, together
3	Proto-Indo-European	meth₂	with
4	Proto-Indo-European	mé	in 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 →