Where does “papirmølle” come from?
papirmølle (Danish) comes from Danish papir, from Middle Low German papir, from Middle High German papier, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é.
papirmølle (Danish): a paper mill
Definitions
- a paper mill
Ancestry of “papirmølle”, step by step
papirmølle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish papir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | papir | paper; stationery; security; proof of ownership |
| 2 | Middle Low German | papir | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | papier | — |
| 4 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 5 | Old Catalan | paper | paper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing |
| 6 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 7 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 8 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 9 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 10 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 11 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Danish mølle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mølle | mill, millhouse |
| 2 | Old Norse | mylna | — |
| 3 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 5 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 6 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |