Where does “Mittelschicht” come from?
Mittelschicht (German) comes from German schicht, from Middle High German schiht, from Middle Low German schicht, from Middle Low German schichten, from Old Saxon skiftian, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Mittelschicht (German): middle class; middle shift
Definitions
- middle class; middle shift
Ancestry of “Mittelschicht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schicht | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | schiht | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schicht | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schichten | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skiftian | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |