Where does “middei” come from?

middei (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian dei, from Old Frisian dei, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

middei (West Frisian): noon; afternoon; good afternoon

Definitions

  1. noon; afternoon; good afternoon

Ancestry of “middei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiandeiday; date
2Old Frisiandeiday
3Proto-West Germanicdagday
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “middei”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →