Where does “mittel” come from?

mittel (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “mittel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mittel”

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