Where does “skyllemiddel” come from?

skyllemiddel (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.

skyllemiddel (Danish): fabric softener

Definitions

  1. fabric softener

Ancestry of “skyllemiddel”, step by step

skyllemiddel 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 skylle

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