Where does “Middelhavet” come from?
Middelhavet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål middel-, from Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic midlą, from Proto-Germanic midjō, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
Middelhavet (Norwegian Bokmål): the Mediterranean Sea the sea between Europe and Africa
Definitions
- the Mediterranean Sea the sea between Europe and Africa
Ancestry of “Middelhavet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | middel- | middle, between; average |
| 2 | Middle Low German | middel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | middil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 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 |