Where does “mid” come from?

mid (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

mid (Norwegian Nynorsk): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “mid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemiðrmiddle; comparative degree of lítt
2Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →