Where does “midtlivskrise” come from?
midtlivskrise (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål midt, 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- — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
midtlivskrise (Norwegian Bokmål): a mid-life crisis
Definitions
- a mid-life crisis
Ancestry of “midtlivskrise”, step by step
midtlivskrise traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål midt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | midt | in the middle; middle |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | midte | midst, middle |
| 3 | German | mitte | middle |
| 4 | Middle High German | mitte | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mitti | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Norwegian Bokmål liv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | liv | life; waist; energy, eagerness |
| 2 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Norwegian Bokmål krise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | krise | crisis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |