Where does “Mittagspause” come from?
Mittagspause (German) comes from German Mittag, from Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
Mittagspause (German): lunchbreak, lunch hour
Definitions
- lunchbreak, lunch hour
Ancestry of “Mittagspause”, step by step
Mittagspause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mittag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mittag | noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | mittetac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mittitac | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mitti | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 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 pause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pause | pause, break |
| 2 | Middle High German | pūse | — |
| 3 | Middle French | pause | pause (brief cessation) |
| 4 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |