Where does “Mittel” come from?

Mittel (German) comes 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.

Mittel (German): agent, appliance; means; medicament, remedy

Definitions

  1. agent, appliance; means; medicament, remedy

Ancestry of “Mittel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Mittel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →