Where does “onmiddan” come from?

onmiddan (Old English) comes from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

onmiddan (Old English): amid, in the middle of

Definitions

  1. amid, in the middle of

Ancestry of “onmiddan”, step by step

onmiddan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
2Proto-West Germanicanaon
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old English midde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmiddethe middle
2Proto-Germanicmidjǭmiddle, center
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰyo-between; middle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →