Where does “midjagardaz” come from?

midjagardaz (Proto-Germanic) 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.

midjagardaz (Proto-Germanic): middle-earth; middle enclosure

Definitions

  1. middle-earth; middle enclosure

Ancestry of “midjagardaz”, step by step

midjagardaz 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 Proto-Germanic gardaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “midjagardaz”

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