Where does “Fertigarzneimittel” come from?

Fertigarzneimittel (German) comes from German Arzneimittel, 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- — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Fertigarzneimittel (German): proprietary medicine

Definitions

  1. proprietary medicine

Ancestry of “Fertigarzneimittel”, step by step

Fertigarzneimittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Arzneimittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArzneimittelmedicine; drug
2Germanmittelmiddle, in the middle; average, middling
3Middle High Germanmittel
4Old High Germanmittil
5Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
6Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via German fertīg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfertīgready for use; done; fully prepared
2Middle High Germanfertec
3Old High Germanfartīgready to go
4Old High Germanfarttrip; ride
5Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
6Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos