Where does “poleringsmiddel” come from?

poleringsmiddel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål middel, from Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, 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.

poleringsmiddel (Norwegian Bokmål): polish

Definitions

  1. polish

Ancestry of “poleringsmiddel”, step by step

poleringsmiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål middel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmiddela means
2Middle Low Germanmiddel—
3Old Saxonmiddil—
4Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Bokmål polering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpolering—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →