Where does “Lebensmittelallergie” come from?

Lebensmittelallergie (German) comes from German Lebensmittel, 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.

Lebensmittelallergie (German): food allergy

Definitions

  1. food allergy

Ancestry of “Lebensmittelallergie”, step by step

Lebensmittelallergie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lebensmittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLebensmittelany item or substance intended for human...
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 Allergie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAllergieallergy
2Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →