Where does “Extraktionsmittel” come from?

Extraktionsmittel (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.

Extraktionsmittel (German): extractant

Definitions

  1. extractant

Ancestry of “Extraktionsmittel”, step by step

Extraktionsmittel 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 Extraktion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanExtraktionextraction
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →