Where does “midtskips” come from?
midtskips (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.
midtskips (Norwegian Bokmål): amidships
Definitions
- amidships
Ancestry of “midtskips”, step by step
midtskips traces back through two 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 skip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skip | a ship |
| 2 | Old Norse | skip | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |