Where does “konserveringsmiddel” come from?

konserveringsmiddel (Danish) comes from Danish middel, from Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic midlą, from Proto-Germanic midjō, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

konserveringsmiddel (Danish): preservative

Definitions

  1. preservative

Ancestry of “konserveringsmiddel”, step by step

konserveringsmiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish middel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmiddelmeans; remedy; medium, average
2Middle Low Germanmiddel—
3Old Saxonmiddil—
4Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Danish konservering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkonserveringpreservation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →