Where does “Bleichmittel” come from?
Bleichmittel (German) comes from German bleichen, from Middle High German bleichen, from Old High German bleihhen, from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic blaikijaną, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
Bleichmittel (German): bleach; whitener
Definitions
- bleach; whitener
Ancestry of “Bleichmittel”, step by step
Bleichmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bleichen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bleichen | to bleach; to fade, to lose colour |
| 2 | Middle High German | bleichen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bleihhen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *blaikijan | to bleach, make pale, whiten |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blaikijaną | to bleach, to make pale, to whiten |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
via German mittel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mittel | middle, in the middle; average, middling |
| 2 | Middle High German | mittel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mittil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |