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Where does “Mittelstand” come from?

Mittelstand (German) comes from German mittel- — middle, medium.

Mittelstand (German): The middle class, wealthy section of the third...

Definitions

  1. The middle class, wealthy section of the third...

Ancestry of “Mittelstand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmittel-middle, medium

Words derived from “Mittelstand”

  • mittelständisch
Every word from German mittel- →