Where does “mittel” come from?

mittel (German) comes 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.

mittel (German): middle, in the middle; average, middling

Definitions

  1. middle, in the middle; average, middling

Ancestry of “mittel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmittel
2Old High Germanmittil
3Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
4Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “mittel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me
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