Where does “midi” come from?

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

midi (Westrobothnian): waist

Definitions

  1. waist

Ancestry of “midi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemiðjacentre, middle; indefinite genitive plural of...
2Proto-Germanicmidjǭmiddle, center
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰyo-between; middle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic midjǭ →Every word from Old Norse miðja →
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