Where does “Mittagszeit” come from?

Mittagszeit (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.

Mittagszeit (German): lunchtime

Definitions

  1. lunchtime

Ancestry of “Mittagszeit”, step by step

Mittagszeit 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 Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →