Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midjanahts ‎(“midnight”), equivalent to mid- +‎ night.

Cognate with Saterland Frisian Midnoacht ‎(“midnight”), Old High German mittinaht ‎(“midnight”), Danish midnat ‎(“midnight”), Swedish midnatt ‎(“midnight”), Icelandic miðnætti ‎(“midnight”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Middernoacht ‎(“midnight”), Dutch middernacht ‎(“midnight”), German Mitternacht ‎(“midnight”).