Where does “Miðgarðsormr” come from?

Miðgarðsormr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse Miðgarðr, from Proto-Germanic midjagardaz, 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.

Miðgarðsormr (Old Norse): the World Serpent

Definitions

  1. the World Serpent

Ancestry of “Miðgarðsormr”, step by step

Miðgarðsormr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Miðgarðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMiðgarðrthe Earth, Midgard, Middle Earth, the world that humans (mostly) live in
2Proto-Germanicmidjagardazmiddle-earth; middle enclosure
3Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Old Norse ormr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseormrsnake, serpent; worm
2Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →