Where does “Holzschutzmittel” come from?

Holzschutzmittel (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.

Holzschutzmittel (German): wood preservative

Definitions

  1. wood preservative

Ancestry of “Holzschutzmittel”, step by step

Holzschutzmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mittel

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

via German Holzschutz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHolzschutzwood preservation
2Germanholzwood material
3Middle High Germanholz
4Old High Germanholzwood
5Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
6Proto-Germanichultąwood
7Proto-Indo-Europeankald-
8Proto-Indo-Europeankola-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos