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
- club member
Ancestry of “Clubmitglied”, step by step
Clubmitglied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mitglied
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mitglied | member |
| 2 | German | mit- | a prefix of nearly unlimited productivity,... |
| 3 | German | mit | with; with, by; at |
| 4 | Middle High German | mite | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via German club
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | club | club (association of members) |
| 2 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 3 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 4 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |