Where does “middelalder” come from?
middelalder (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Mittelalter, from Latin medium aevum.
middelalder (Norwegian Bokmål): the Middle Ages
Definitions
- the Middle Ages
Ancestry of “middelalder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mittelalter | Middle Ages; middle age; Middle-aged person or... |
| 2 | Latin | medium aevum | — |