Where does “Kühlschmiermittel” come from?

Kühlschmiermittel (German) comes from German Schmiermittel, 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.

Kühlschmiermittel (German): coolant

Definitions

  1. coolant

Ancestry of “Kühlschmiermittel”, step by step

Kühlschmiermittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schmiermittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmiermittellubricant
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 kühl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankühlcool; calm, restrained, passionless; cool, frigid
2Middle High Germanküele—
3Old High Germankuolīcool not warm
4Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
5Proto-Germanickōluzcool
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →