Where does “Waazenmahl” come from?

Waazenmahl (East Central German) comes from East Central German Mahl, from Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from West Germanic *melu, from Proto-Germanic melwą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Waazenmahl (East Central German): wheat flour

Definitions

  1. wheat flour

Ancestry of “Waazenmahl”, step by step

Waazenmahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German Mahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanMahlflour; meal ground cereal
2Middle High Germanmel—
3Old High Germanmeloflour
4West Germanic*melu—
5Proto-Germanicmelwąground corn, meal, flour
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 East Central German Waazn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanWaazn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →