Where does “familiemedlem” come from?

familiemedlem (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål medlem, from German Mitglied, from German mit-, from German mit, from Middle High German mite, from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

familiemedlem (Norwegian Bokmål): a family member, close relative or relation

Definitions

  1. a family member, close relative or relation

Ancestry of “familiemedlem”, step by step

familiemedlem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål medlem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmedlema member; element
2GermanMitgliedmember
3Germanmit-a prefix of nearly unlimited productivity,...
4Germanmitwith; with, by; at
5Middle High Germanmite
6Old High Germanmitwith
7Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
8Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
10Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Bokmål familie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfamiliea family; family
2GermanFamiliefamily
3Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
4Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
5Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂Every word from Proto-Germanic midi