Where does “Lebensmittelhändlerin” come from?
Lebensmittelhändlerin (German) comes from German Lebensmittelhändler, 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 — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
Ancestry of “Lebensmittelhändlerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lebensmittelhändler | grocer, food retailer male or of unspecified sex |
| 2 | German | Lebensmittel | any item or substance intended for human... |
| 3 | German | mittel | middle, in the middle; average, middling |
| 4 | Middle High German | mittel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mittil | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |