# midgen

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/

## Definitions
1. The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.
2. The diaphragm or midriff.

## Etymology
From Middle English myggerne, mygerne, from Old English miċġerne (“bellyfat, suet”), from Proto-West Germanic *midigarnī (“intestinal fat, visceral fat”), derived from Proto-Germanic *garnō (“intestines, guts”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“intestine, entrails”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/midgen