middenerd
Middle English
/ˈmidənɛrd/
noun
Definitions
- Earth, the world, mankind
Etymology
Inherited from Old English middaneard (Middle Earth), middanġeard derived from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz (Middle Earth, middle-earth, middle enclosure).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*midjagardaz
Gloss
Middle Earth, middle-earth, middle enclosure
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *médʰyos Proto-Indo-European
- *midjagardaz Proto-Germanic
- eard Old English
- middaneard Old English
- middangeard Old English
- middanġeard Old English
- middelerd Middle English
- middelerthe Middle English
- Miðgarðr Old Norse
- 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 Gothic
- middilgard Old Saxon