Where does “midjanahts” come from?

midjanahts (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.

midjanahts (Proto-Germanic): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “midjanahts”, step by step

midjanahts 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 nahts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “midjanahts”

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