Etymology of the English word middle
the English word
middlederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*medhyo-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*methjazDerivations in English
middlebreaker,
middlehand,
middletone,
middleweight,
middlebuster,
middleman,
middlemost,
middlebrow,
middle-westCognates
Dutch
middel-, German
mittelUsage
Word found in Modern English