Where does “mijl” come from?

mijl (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mile, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

mijl (Dutch): a mile; a kilometre

Definitions

  1. a mile; a kilometre

Ancestry of “mijl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmile—
2Latinmīlia—
3Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
4LatinMīllethousand; 1000
5Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “mijl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →
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