Where does “Clubmitglied” come from?

Clubmitglied (German) comes from German Mitglied, from German mit-, from German mit, from Middle High German mite, from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Clubmitglied (German): club member

Definitions

  1. club member

Ancestry of “Clubmitglied”, step by step

Clubmitglied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mitglied

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMitgliedmember
2Germanmit-a prefix of nearly unlimited productivity,...
3Germanmitwith; with, by; at
4Middle High Germanmite
5Old High Germanmitwith
6Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
7Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
9Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via German club

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanclubclub (association of members)
2EnglishclubAn association of members joining together for...
3Middle EnglishclubbeAn club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile
4Old Norseklubbacudgel
5Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European