Where does “midja” come from?

midja (Swedish) comes from Old Norse miðja, from Proto-Germanic midjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European medʰyo- — between; middle.

midja (Swedish): waist (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach)

Definitions

  1. waist (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach)

Ancestry of “midja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemiðjacentre, middle; indefinite genitive plural of...
2Proto-Germanicmidjǭmiddle, center
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰyo-between; middle

Words derived from “midja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰyo-Every word from Proto-Germanic midjǭEvery word from Old Norse miðja
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