Where does “midte” come from?
midte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
midte (Norwegian Bokmål): midst, middle
Ancestry of “midte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | mitte | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | mitte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mitti | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |