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Where does “ettermiddag” come from?

ettermiddag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk middag, from Old Norse miðdagr, from Old Norse miðr, from Proto-Germanic midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

ettermiddag (Norwegian Nynorsk): afternoon

Definitions

  1. afternoon

Ancestry of “ettermiddag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmiddagdinner; noon, midday
2Old Norsemiðdagr—
3Old Norsemiðrmiddle; comparative degree of lítt
4Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
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