Where does “Leuchtmittel” come from?

Leuchtmittel (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.

Leuchtmittel (German): illuminant; lamp

Definitions

  1. illuminant; lamp

Ancestry of “Leuchtmittel”, step by step

Leuchtmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmittelmiddle, in the middle; average, middling
2Middle High Germanmittel
3Old High Germanmittil
4Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via German leuchten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleuchtento shine
2Old High Germanliuhten
3Proto-West Germanicliuhtijanto shine, to illuminate
4Proto-Germanicliuhtijanąto give light, shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos