Miðgarðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From miðr (“middle”) + garðr (“yard; enclosured land; realm”) or directly from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz (“Middle Earth”). Cognate with Old English middangeard, Old Saxon Middilgard, Old High German Mittilagart, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).

Proper noun

Miðgarðr m (genitive Miðgarðs)

1. the Earth, (especially Norse mythology) Midgard, the world that humans (mostly) live in

Descendants

• Icelandic: Miðgarður
• → Faroese: Miðgarður (semi-learned)
• → Norwegian: Midgård (semi-learned)
• → Swedish: Midgård (semi-learned)
• → Danish: Midgård (semi-learned)
• → English: Midgard