Where does “Mellanamerika” come from?

Mellanamerika (Swedish) comes from Swedish mellan, from Old Norse miðlum.

Ancestry of “Mellanamerika”, step by step

Mellanamerika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mellan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmellanbetween
2Old Norsemiðlum—

via Swedish Amerika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishAmerika—

Words derived from “Mellanamerika”

Every word from Old Norse miðlum →Every word from Swedish mellan →