Where does “Middel” come from?

Middel (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian middel, from Proto-Germanic midlą, from Proto-Germanic midjō, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Middel (Saterland Frisian): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “Middel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmiddel—
2Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
3Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →