Where does “Transportmittel” come from?
Transportmittel (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.
Transportmittel (German): transportation, means of transport
Definitions
- transportation, means of transport
Ancestry of “Transportmittel”, step by step
Transportmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German Transport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Transport | transport, transportation |
| 2 | French | transport | transport |
| 3 | Latin | trānsportāre | — |