Where does “snijbonenmolen” come from?
snijbonenmolen (Dutch) comes from Dutch molen, from Middle Dutch mōlen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
snijbonenmolen (Dutch): a bean slicer; a kitchen implement for cutting long beans into pieces by means of rotating blades
Definitions
- a bean slicer; a kitchen implement for cutting long beans into pieces by means of rotating blades
Ancestry of “snijbonenmolen”, step by step
snijbonenmolen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |