Where does “medestudent” come from?

medestudent (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.

medestudent (Dutch): fellow student

Definitions

  1. fellow student

Ancestry of “medestudent”, step by step

medestudent 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-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Dutch student

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstudenta student at an institute for academic tertiary education
2Latinstudēnsdedicating myself (to), directing my efforts or attention (to)
3Latinstudeōto dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →