出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/09/05 15:37 UTC 版)
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *midlōn, from Proto-Germanic *midlōną (“to mediate, join in the middle”); equivalent to middel + -ian.
Can be related to mīþl (“curb of a bridle”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)