Where does “middag” come from?

middag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

middag (Norwegian Nynorsk): dinner; noon, midday

Definitions

  1. dinner; noon, midday

Ancestry of “middag”, step by step

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

Words derived from “middag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →