Where does “midtveis” come from?
midtveis (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.
midtveis (Norwegian Bokmål): halfway, midway
Ancestry of “midtveis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | midt | in the middle; middle |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | midte | midst, middle |
| 3 | German | mitte | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “midtveis”