Etymology

Midwood

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Middle Dutch Midwout
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  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromMidwout“middle woods”
  2. English todayMidwood

From Middle Dutch Midwout (“middle woods”), equivalent to mid- + wood.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.