Where does “miðr” come from?

miðr (Old Norse) comes 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.

miðr (Old Norse): middle; comparative degree of lítt

Definitions

  1. middle; comparative degree of lítt

Ancestry of “miðr”, step by step

miðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic midjaz

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

via Old Norse minnr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseminnrless
2Proto-Germanicminnizless, to a smaller degree
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “miðr”

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