Where does “Schleimlösemittel” come from?
Schleimlösemittel (German) comes from German lösen, from Dutch lozen, from Middle Dutch lôsen, from Old Dutch lōsen, from Proto-West Germanic lausijan, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Schleimlösemittel (German): decongestant
Definitions
- decongestant
Ancestry of “Schleimlösemittel”, step by step
Schleimlösemittel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German lösen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lösen | to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove; to... |
| 2 | Dutch | lozen | to drain, to discharge; to drive away, to force... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lôsen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lōsen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lausijan | to release, to set free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |