Where does “Lebensmittel” come from?

Lebensmittel (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.

Lebensmittel (German): any item or substance intended for human...

Definitions

any item or substance intended for human...

Ancestry of “Lebensmittel”, step by step

Lebensmittel 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 lebēn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	lebēn	—
2	Middle High German	leben	to live
3	Old High German	lebēn	to live; life
4	Proto-West Germanic	libbjan	to live, to be alive
5	Proto-Germanic	libjaną	to live, to be alive
6	Proto-Indo-European	leyp-	to stick; fat or sticky substance
7	Proto-Indo-European	lēy-	to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “Lebensmittel”

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