Where does “konserveringsmiddel” come from?

konserveringsmiddel (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.

konserveringsmiddel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a preservative

Definitions

  1. a preservative

Ancestry of “konserveringsmiddel”, step by step

konserveringsmiddel 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 konservering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkonserveringpreserving; conservation, preservation
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos