Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Cognate with Old Frisian midde, Old English midd, Old Dutch middi (Dutch midden), Old High German mitti (German mitt), Old Norse miðr (Swedish midja), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 ‎(midjis). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin medius, Greek μεσος ‎(mesos), Russian межа́ ‎(mežá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /midː/