Where does “Feuerlöschmittel” come from?

Feuerlöschmittel (German) comes from German Löschmittel, 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.

Feuerlöschmittel (German): fire-extinguishing agent / substance

Definitions

  1. fire-extinguishing agent / substance

Ancestry of “Feuerlöschmittel”, step by step

Feuerlöschmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Löschmittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLöschmittelextinguishing agent
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 Feuer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
2Middle High Germanviurfire
3Old High Germanfiurfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos