Etymology

From Old Norse miðr ‎(“middle”) + garðr ‎(“enclosure, yard”) or directly from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz ‎(“middle enclosure, middle-earth”). Cognate with Old English Middangeard, Old Saxon Middilgard, Old High German Mittilagart, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 ‎(Midjungards).