Where does “Schmiermittel” come from?

Schmiermittel (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.

Schmiermittel (German): lubricant

Definitions

  1. lubricant

Ancestry of “Schmiermittel”, step by step

Schmiermittel 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 Schmier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmierlubrication; fuzz, pigs, etc
2HebrewשמירהKeeping, maintaining, guarding, maintenance
3Hebrewשמרto guard; to keep; to save

Words derived from “Schmiermittel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →