Where does “krudtmølle” come from?

krudtmølle (Danish) comes from Danish mølle, from Old Norse mylna, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

krudtmølle (Danish): a powder mill

Definitions

  1. a powder mill

Ancestry of “krudtmølle”, step by step

krudtmølle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish mølle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmøllemill, millhouse
2Old Norsemylna
3Old Englishmylenmill
4Proto-West Germanic*mulīnumill
5Latinmolīna
6Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Danish krudt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkrudtgunpowder, powder; pep, go
2Germanbussenkrūt
3Middle Low Germankrūtspices; vegetables, spices
4Old Saxonkrūd
5Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-
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