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Where does “Vollwaschmittel” come from?

Vollwaschmittel (German) comes from German Waschmittel, 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- — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Vollwaschmittel (German): laundry detergent containing bleach, especially...

Definitions

  1. laundry detergent containing bleach, especially...

Ancestry of “Vollwaschmittel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaschmittellaundry detergent
2Germanmittelmiddle, in the middle; average, middling
3Middle High Germanmittel—
4Old High Germanmittil—
5Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
6Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
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