Where does “midje” come from?

midje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse miðja, from Proto-Germanic midjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European medʰyo- — between; middle.

midje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a waist

Definitions

  1. a waist

Ancestry of “midje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemiðjacentre, middle; indefinite genitive plural of...
2Proto-Germanicmidjǭmiddle, center
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰyo-between; middle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic midjǭ →Every word from Old Norse miðja →