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
Ancestry of “middag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | miðdagr | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | miðr | middle; comparative degree of lítt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midjaz | middle, mid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
Words derived from “middag”