Where does “vaskemiddel” come from?
vaskemiddel (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.
vaskemiddel (Norwegian Bokmål): laundry detergent, washing powder
Definitions
- laundry detergent, washing powder
Ancestry of “vaskemiddel”, step by step
vaskemiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål middel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | middel | a means |
| 2 | Middle Low German | middel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | middil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Norwegian Bokmål vaske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vaske | to wash |
| 2 | Danish | vaske | plural indefinite of vask; to wash; to shampoo |
| 3 | Old Norse | vaska | to wash |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |