Mid
/mɪd/noun
In the middle of a period, place, or range.
Did you know?The word goes back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “middle,” which also gave English the word “middle” and even the “meso-” in scientific terms.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*medhyo-
“middle, in the middle”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*midjaz
“middle”
Old English
OE
mid
“with, among; in the middle of”
Middle English
ME
mid
“in the middle of; by means of”
Modern English
English
mid
“in the middle of a period, place, or range”