mid

Betekenis (English)

Adj

1. Denoting the middle part.
2. Occupying a middle position; middle.
3. Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, [e o ɛ ɔ].
4. Mediocre; of middling quality.
5. Trashy; low-quality.

Prep

Amid.

Noun

middle

Noun

A mid-range.

Prep

With.

Concepts

midden

middel

te midden van

te midden

Synonyms

middle

midst

among

in

amid

medium

central

medial

mean

median

average

amidst

intermediate

transitional wave

center

interspace

so-so

mid-

middle-level

intermedius meso

intermediary

midterm

medial mean

centre

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mɪd/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: mid

Inherited from Oudengels: midd

Cognate with Nederlands: midden

Cognate with Duits: Mitte

Cognate with IJslands: miður

Cognate with Latijn: medius

Cognate with Deens: midje

Cognate with IJslands: midja

Cognate with Latijn: mediānus

In summary

From Middle English mid, midde, from Old English midd (“mid, middle, midway”), from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midjaz (“mid, middle”, adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). Cognate with Dutch midden (“in the middle”), German Mitte (“center, middle, mean”), Icelandic miður (“middle”, adjective), Latin medius (“middle”, noun and adjective). See also middle. The slang sense may be influenced by terms such as middling and midwit.