Etymology

midlife

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Today it means: Occurring in the middle point of one's life, usually considered about 45. Full definition →

English life ← Middle English lyf ← Old English līf
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  12. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  13. Proto-Germanic*lībą
  14. Proto-West Germanic*līb
  15. Old Englishlīf
  16. Middle Englishlyf
  17. Englishlife
  18. English todaymidlife

From mid- + life.

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