English
imell
Imell comes from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos ‘between, in the middle, middle’, and goes back to *me ‘near, by, with’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*me‘near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰyos‘between, in the middle, middle’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*midiląreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350milli
- Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350á milli
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500imell
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*me‘near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰyos‘between, in the middle, middle’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*midiląreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350milli
- Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350á milli
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500imell
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *me ‘near, by, with’
median, mediation, mediator, mediate, 20 more
through Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos ‘between, in the middle, middle’
mean, media, mid, medium, medal, midst, demi, maidan, mezzanine, moiety, moyen, meso, medio, medulla, intermezzo, 31 more
Today it means
adv In the middle; between.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *me / imell