Etymology

theremid

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Today it means: With or by means of that; therewith. Full definition →

Middle English thermid ← Old English þǣrmid
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The story

  1. Middle English · derived frommid“with”
  2. Old English · inherited fromþǣrmid“therewith, with that, straightway, at the same time”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromthermid
  4. English todaytheremid

From Middle English thermid, tharmid, thormid, from Old English þǣrmid (“therewith, with that, straightway, at the same time”); equivalent to there (“that”) + mid (“with”), from Middle English mid (“with”). Cognate with West Frisian dêrmei (“therewith, with that”), Dutch daarmee (“therewith, so”), German damit (“theremid, so”), Swedish därmed (“theremid, so, thus”).

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