Where does “bemalen” come from?

bemalen (Dutch) comes from Dutch malen, from Middle Dutch mālen, from Old Dutch malan, from Proto-West Germanic malan, from Proto-Germanic malaną, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

bemalen (Dutch): to drain (a polder, or other piece of land or body of water) by means of mills or pump houses

Definitions

  1. to drain (a polder, or other piece of land or body of water) by means of mills or pump houses

Ancestry of “bemalen”, step by step

bemalen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch malen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmalento grind; to paint
2Middle Dutchmālento grind
3Old Dutchmalan—
4Proto-West Germanicmalanto grind
5Proto-Germanicmalanąto grind
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 be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →