Where does “mið” come from?

mið (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mið (Old Norse): middle; mark; fishing bank

Definitions

  1. middle; mark; fishing bank

Ancestry of “mið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “mið”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →