Miðgarðr
Old Norse
proper_noun
Definitions
- the Earth, (especially) Midgard, the world that humans (mostly) live in
Etymology
Inherited 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
- Midgard Spanish, Castilian
- *médʰyos Proto-Indo-European
- Midgard Portuguese
- *midjagardaz Proto-Germanic
- middaneard Old English
- middangeard Old English
- middanġeard Old English
- Midgård Danish
- Miðgarður Icelandic
- Miðgarður Faroese
- 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 Gothic
- middilgard Old Saxon