Where does “rusmiddel” come from?
rusmiddel (Danish) comes from Danish rus, from Latin depositurus, from Latin dēpōnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
rusmiddel (Danish): intoxicant
Definitions
- intoxicant
Ancestry of “rusmiddel”, step by step
rusmiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish rus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | rus | intoxication; ecstasy; freshman, first-year... |
| 2 | Latin | depositurus | Which is to be deposited |
| 3 | Latin | dēpōnō | to lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Danish middel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | middel | means; remedy; medium, average |
| 2 | Middle Low German | middel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | middil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |