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English word midget comes from an English diminutive ending -et combined with Old English myċġe (a small fly, a mosquito, midge) which ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *mu (referring to a fly, mosquito, midge)
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*mu (Proto-Indo-European)
Gnat, midge, fly, mosquito.
*mugjǭ (Proto-Germanic)
A small fly; midge; mosquito.
mycg (Old English)
A small fly; gnat; mosquito; midge.
myċġe (Old English)
A small fly; gnat; mosquito; midge.
mydge (Middle English)
A small fly; gnat; mosquito; midge.
-et (English)
Used to form diminutives, loosely construed.
midget (English)
(attributively) A small version of something; miniature.. (loosely) Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge. (originally) A little sandfly.. (sometimes derogatory) Any short person.. A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10". [from later 19th c.].