Where does “alsmede” come from?

alsmede (Dutch) comes from Dutch mede, from Middle Dutch mede, from Old Dutch mithi, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

alsmede (Dutch): as well as

Definitions

  1. as well as

Ancestry of “alsmede”, step by step

alsmede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmedeco-; With someone or something else; mead
2Middle Dutchmedetogether, with; in accordance; furthermore, with...
3Old Dutchmithi
4Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
5Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
7Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Dutch als

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalsif, when; when, as soon as; if, whether
2Middle Dutchalseif, in the case that; when, whenever; as, like
3Middle Dutchalsôso, thus
4Old Dutchalsōso, thus
5Proto-Germanic*allswā
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