midpalatal

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*pleth₂-?
12. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
13. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
14. Latinpalātum
15. Old Frenchpalat
16. Middle Englishpalate
17. Englishpalate
18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
20. Englishpalatal
21. English todaymidpalatal

From mid- + palatal.