Where does “midden” come from?

midden (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian midde, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

midden (West Frisian): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “midden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmidde—
2Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →