Where does “midt” come from?

midt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål midte, from German mitte, from Middle High German mitte, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

midt (Norwegian Bokmål): in the middle; middle

Definitions

  1. in the middle; middle

Ancestry of “midt”, step by step

midt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål midte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmidtemidst, middle
2Germanmittemiddle
3Middle High Germanmitte—
4Old High Germanmittimiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Old Norse miðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemiðrmiddle; comparative degree of lítt
2Old Norseminnrless
3Proto-Germanicminnizless, to a smaller degree
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “midt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →