Where does “medemisdadiger” come from?

medemisdadiger (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.

medemisdadiger (Dutch): fellow criminal; accomplice

Definitions

  1. fellow criminal; accomplice

Ancestry of “medemisdadiger”, step by step

medemisdadiger 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 misdadiger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmisdadigercriminal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂Every word from Proto-Germanic midi