Where does “mølædt” come from?

mølædt (Danish) comes from Danish møl, from German Moll, from Medieval Latin molle, 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.

mølædt (Danish): motheaten

Definitions

  1. motheaten

Ancestry of “mølædt”, step by step

mølædt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish møl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmølmoth
2GermanMollminor
3Medieval Latinmolle
4Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5Latinmolduis
6Proto-Italicmoldus
7Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Danish ædt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishædt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dusEvery word from Proto-Italic moldus