Where does “Rauschmittel” come from?

Rauschmittel (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.

Rauschmittel (German): intoxicant, drug

Definitions

  1. intoxicant, drug

Ancestry of “Rauschmittel”, step by step

Rauschmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmittelmiddle, in the middle; average, middling
2Middle High Germanmittel—
3Old High Germanmittil—
4Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via German Rausch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRauschhigh, flush, intoxication; frenzy
2Middle High Germanrūscha charge, rush
3Middle High Germanrūschento make noise
4Old High Germanrūskōn—
5Proto-Germanicrūskōnąto make a noise; whiz; whirr; to startle
6Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →