Where does “Abbeizmittel” come from?

Abbeizmittel (German) comes from German mittel, from Middle High German mittel, from Old High German mittil, 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.

Abbeizmittel (German): paint remover, paint stripper

Definitions

  1. paint remover, paint stripper

Ancestry of “Abbeizmittel”, step by step

Abbeizmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmittelmiddle, in the middle; average, middling
2Middle High Germanmittel
3Old High Germanmittil
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 German abbeizen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabbeizento strip, to pickle (remove paint, lacquer, etc.)
2Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
3GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
4Middle High Germanab
5Old High Germanabof
6Proto-Germanic*ab
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos