Where does “middelaldrende” come from?

middelaldrende (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.

middelaldrende (Norwegian Bokmål): middle-aged

Definitions

  1. middle-aged

Ancestry of “middelaldrende”, step by step

middelaldrende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål middel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmiddela means
2Middle Low Germanmiddel—
3Old Saxonmiddil—
4Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Bokmål aldrende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålaldrendeageing (UK), or aging (US) growing old
2Norwegian Bokmålaldreindefinite plural of alder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →