Where does “midniht” come from?
midniht (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic midjanahts, 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.
midniht (Old English): midnight
Ancestry of “midniht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | midjanahts | midnight |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | midjaz | middle, mid |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
Words derived from “midniht”