Where does “papiermolen” come from?

papiermolen (Dutch) comes from Dutch papier, from Middle Dutch papier, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.

papiermolen (Dutch): paper mill

Definitions

  1. paper mill

Ancestry of “papiermolen”, step by step

papiermolen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch papier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpapierpaper; A piece of paper; money
2Middle Dutchpapier
3Old Frenchpapierto murmur
4Old Catalanpaperpaper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing
5Latinpapȳruspapyrus plant
6French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
7Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
8Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
9Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
10Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
11Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via Dutch molen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmolenmill
2Middle Dutchmōlenmill
3Old Dutchmulin
4Latinmolīna
5Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from French -ineEvery word from Latin -a
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