Where does “Middeltūn” come from?
Middeltūn (Old English) comes from Old English middel, from Proto-West Germanic *midl, 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.
Ancestry of “Middeltūn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | middel | middle |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *midl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |