Where does “middel” come from?

middel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lô, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

middel (Dutch): means; medicine, cure; waist

Definitions

  1. means; medicine, cure; waist

Ancestry of “middel”, step by step

middel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch lô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlôclearing in a forest
2Old Dutchlōforest
3Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
4Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Middle Dutch midde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmiddemiddle, in the middle
2Old Dutchmiddi—
3Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Middle Dutch middel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmiddel—
2Old Dutchmiddil—
3Proto-Germanicmidil-—

Words derived from “middel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →