Where does “gletsjermolen” come from?
gletsjermolen (Dutch) comes from Dutch gletsjer, from German Gletscher, from Alemannic German Gletscher, from Romansch glatscher, from Latin glaciarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
gletsjermolen (Dutch): moulin
Definitions
- moulin
Ancestry of “gletsjermolen”, step by step
gletsjermolen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gletsjer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gletsjer | glacier |
| 2 | German | Gletscher | glacier |
| 3 | Alemannic German | Gletscher | glacier |
| 4 | Romansch | glatscher | — |
| 5 | Latin | glaciarium | glacier |
| 6 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Dutch molen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | molen | mill |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mōlen | mill |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mulin | — |
| 4 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 5 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |