Where does “middelhavsland” come from?
middelhavsland (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Middelhavet, from Norwegian Nynorsk middel-, 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- — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
middelhavsland (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Mediterranean country country bordering onto the Mediterranean Sea
Definitions
- a Mediterranean country country bordering onto the Mediterranean Sea
Ancestry of “middelhavsland”, step by step
middelhavsland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk Middelhavet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Middelhavet | the Mediterranean Sea as above |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | middel- | middle, between; average |
| 3 | Middle Low German | middel | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | middil | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |