imell

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*médʰyos“between, in the middle, middle”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*midilą
3. Old Norse · derived frommilli
4. Old Norse · derived fromá milli
5. Middle English · inherited fromimell
6. English todayimell

From Middle English imell, emell, emelle, omelle, from Old Norse á milli, í milli (“in the middle”), from Old Norse milli, miðli (“middle”), from Proto-Germanic *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). More at middle.

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