Where does “medelklass” come from?

medelklass (Swedish) comes from Swedish medel, from Middle Dutch lô, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

medelklass (Swedish): middle class

Definitions

  1. middle class

Ancestry of “medelklass”, step by step

medelklass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish medel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmedela means (to an end)
2Middle Dutchlôclearing in a forest
3Old Dutchlōforest
4Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
5Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Swedish klass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklassclass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →