Where does “minderbemittelt” come from?

minderbemittelt (German) comes from German bemittelt, 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.

minderbemittelt (German): less well-off

Definitions

  1. less well-off

Ancestry of “minderbemittelt”, step by step

minderbemittelt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bemittelt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbemitteltwell-off, well-to-do
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

via German minder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmindercomparative degree of wenig; comparative degree...
2Middle High Germanminder—
3Old High Germanminnirosmaller; less; fewer
4Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →