Where does “middel-” come from?

middel- (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic midlą, from Proto-Germanic midjō, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

middel- (Norwegian Nynorsk): middle, between; average

Definitions

  1. middle, between; average

Ancestry of “middel-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmiddel—
2Old Saxonmiddil—
3Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
4Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “middel-”

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