Where does “bakmeel” come from?

bakmeel (Dutch) comes from Dutch meel, from Middle Dutch mēle, from Old Dutch melo, from Proto-West Germanic melu, from Proto-Germanic melwą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

bakmeel (Dutch): fine flour

Definitions

  1. fine flour

Ancestry of “bakmeel”, step by step

bakmeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch meel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeelflour, meal, farina
2Middle Dutchmēle—
3Old Dutchmelo—
4Proto-West Germanicmeluground corn, meal, flour
5Proto-Germanicmelwąground corn, meal, flour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Dutch bakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbakkento bake; to pan-fry
2Middle Dutchbackento bake; to cling
3Old Dutchbakkan—
4Proto-West Germanicbakanto bake
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →