Where does “midt” come from?

midt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

midt (Norwegian Nynorsk): in the middle; middle

Definitions

  1. in the middle; middle

Ancestry of “midt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “midt”

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