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

  1. lunchbreak, lunch hour

Ancestry of “Mittagspause”, step by step

Mittagspause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mittag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMittagnoon, midday, late morning, early afternoon;...
2Middle High Germanmittetac
3Old High Germanmittitac
4Old High Germanmittimiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via German pause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpausepause, break
2Middle High Germanpūse
3Middle Frenchpausepause (brief cessation)
4Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
5Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
6Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
7Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos