Etymology

midyear

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Today it means: The middle part of a year. Full definition →

English year ← Middle English yeer ← Old English ġēar
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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*(H)yeh₁-der.?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*yóh₁r̥
  13. Proto-Germanic*jērą
  14. Proto-West Germanic*jār
  15. Old Englishġēar
  16. Middle Englishyeer
  17. Englishyear
  18. English todaymidyear

From mid- + year.

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