Where does “Mittelbindung” come from?
Mittelbindung (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.
Mittelbindung (German): commitment of funds, tie-up of capital the state in which financial resources are allocated to a specific purpose or asset and are therefore not available for other uses
Definitions
- commitment of funds, tie-up of capital the state in which financial resources are allocated to a specific purpose or asset and are therefore not available for other uses
Ancestry of “Mittelbindung”, step by step
Mittelbindung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mittel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mittel | middle, in the middle; average, middling |
| 2 | Middle High German | mittel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mittil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 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 Bindung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bindung | commitment, obligation; bond, attachment |
| 2 | German | binden | to tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | binden | to bind |
| 4 | Old High German | bintan | to bind |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bindan | to bind, to tie |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bindaną | to bind, to tie |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |