Middlesex

English

/ˈmɪdl̩.sɛks/

proper noun

Definitions

(former inland county in England), partly absorbed into the erstwhile County of London in 1889; finally abolished in 1965 and absorbed mainly into Greater London, the south-west corner of the county becoming part of Surrey.

Etymology

Compound from Old English middel (middle) + Old English Seaxe.

Origin

Old English

Seaxe

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Sussex English
*midilą Proto-Germanic
*midlą Proto-Germanic
Seaxe Old English
middel Old English
middelfinger Old English
middel Middle English

Sussex