Where does “mithel” come from?
mithel (Yola) comes from Middle English myddel, from Old English middel, from Proto-West Germanic *midl, from Proto-Germanic midlą, from Proto-Germanic midjō, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
mithel (Yola): the middle
Definitions
- the middle
Ancestry of “mithel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | myddel | The middle or centre of something |
| 2 | Old English | middel | middle |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *midl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |