Where does “Haarwaschmittel” come from?

Haarwaschmittel (German) comes from German Waschmittel, 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.

Haarwaschmittel (German): shampoo

Definitions

  1. shampoo

Ancestry of “Haarwaschmittel”, step by step

Haarwaschmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Waschmittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaschmittellaundry detergent
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 haar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaarsingular imperative of haaren; first-person...
2Old High Germanhārhair
3Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos
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