midja

Swedish

noun

Definitions

waist (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse miðja derived from Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (centre, center, middle).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*midjǭ

Gloss

centre, center, middle

Concept

Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

央

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*medʰyo- Proto-Indo-European
*midjaz Proto-Germanic
*midjǭ Proto-Germanic
midjeväska Swedish
väska Swedish
midd Old English
midde Old English
mid Middle English
miðja Old Norse
miðja Icelandic
mitti Old High German
miðja Faroese
midi Westrobothnian