Where does “midtlinje” come from?

midtlinje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk midt, 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.

midtlinje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a centre line or center line; a median line;...

Definitions

  1. a centre line or center line; a median line;...

Ancestry of “midtlinje”, step by step

midtlinje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk midt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmidtin the middle; middle
2Old Norsemiðrmiddle; comparative degree of lítt
3Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Nynorsk linje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklinjealternative form of line
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →