Where does “midje” come from?
midje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse miðja, from Proto-Germanic midjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European medʰyo- — between; middle.
midje (Norwegian Bokmål): a waist
Ancestry of “midje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | miðja | centre, middle; indefinite genitive plural of... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | midjǭ | middle, center |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰyo- | between; middle |