Where does “medtrafikant” come from?

medtrafikant (Danish) comes from Danish med-, from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

medtrafikant (Danish): fellow road user

Definitions

  1. fellow road user

Ancestry of “medtrafikant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmed-fellow
2Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
3Old Norsemeðwith, along with
4Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →