Where does “midtvegs” come from?

midtvegs (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.

midtvegs (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of midtveis

Definitions

  1. alternative form of midtveis

Ancestry of “midtvegs”, step by step

midtvegs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål midt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmidtin the middle; middle
2Norwegian Bokmålmidtemidst, middle
3Germanmittemiddle
4Middle High Germanmitte—
5Old High Germanmittimiddle
6Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Bokmål veg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvegroad; way; direction
2Norwegian Nynorskvegroad; way; direction
3Old Norsevegrway, road; honour, distinction;...
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →