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
Ancestry of “Middel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | middel | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 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 |