Where does “Familienmitglied” come from?
Familienmitglied (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.
Familienmitglied (German): a family member
Definitions
- a family member
Ancestry of “Familienmitglied”, step by step
Familienmitglied 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 |