Where does “Midgard” come from?
Midgard (Portuguese) 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.
Ancestry of “Midgard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Miðgarðr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | midjagardaz | middle-earth; middle enclosure |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midjaz | middle, mid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |