Where does “Auffiameddel” come from?
Auffiameddel (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch auffieren, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
Auffiameddel (Plautdietsch): a purgative
Definitions
- a purgative
Ancestry of “Auffiameddel”, step by step
Auffiameddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch auffieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | auffieren | to purge |
| 2 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 3 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 4 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 5 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Plautdietsch Meddel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Meddel | medicine |
| 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 |