Where does “Fließmittel” come from?
Fließmittel (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.
Fließmittel (German): concrete liquifier
Definitions
- concrete liquifier
Ancestry of “Fließmittel”, step by step
Fließmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mittel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mittel | middle, in the middle; average, middling |
| 2 | Middle High German | mittel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mittil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via German fließen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fließen | to flow |
| 2 | Middle High German | vlieȥen | to flow, run |
| 3 | Old High German | flioȥan | to flow, to run |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |