Where does “Schönheitsmittel” come from?
Schönheitsmittel (German) comes from German Schönheit, from German schön, from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Schönheitsmittel (German): cosmetic (agent)
Definitions
- cosmetic (agent)
Ancestry of “Schönheitsmittel”, step by step
Schönheitsmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schönheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schönheit | beauty, beautifulness |
| 2 | German | schön | beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome; good, great,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schœne | beautiful |
| 4 | Old High German | scōni | handsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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 |