Where does “moleine” come from?

moleine (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French mol, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Ancestry of “moleine”, step by step

moleine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French mol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmolsoft
2Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
3Latinmolduis—
4Proto-Italicmoldus—
5Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Proto-Celtic melinos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmelinosyellow
2Proto-Celticmelihoney
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “moleine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →