myEtymology.com: English etymology of midwest

Etymology of the English word midwest

the English word midwest

using the English prefix mid-

derived from the English word mid

derived from the English word midre

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *medjaz

derived from the English word west

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wes-pero-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wes-t-

Word found in Modern English