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Where does “Lebensmittelvergiftung” come from?

Lebensmittelvergiftung (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.

Lebensmittelvergiftung (German): food poisoning

Definitions

  1. food poisoning

Ancestry of “Lebensmittelvergiftung”, step by step

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
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