Where does “botemiddel” come from?

botemiddel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

botemiddel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a remedy, cure

Definitions

  1. a remedy, cure

Ancestry of “botemiddel”, step by step

botemiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk middel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmiddela 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 Nynorsk bot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbota fine; a remedy; a patch
2Old Norsebótcure; bettering, remedy
3Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →