Etymology Explorer โ€บ English

Where does โ€œMoldovannessโ€ come from?

Moldovanness (English) comes from English Moldovan, from English Moldova, from Romanian Moldova, from Gothic ๐Œผ๐Œฟ๐Œป๐Œณ๐Œฐ, from Proto-Germanic muldล, from Proto-Indo-European melhโ‚‚-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- โ€” to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Moldovanness (English): Quality of being Moldovan

Definitions

  1. Quality of being Moldovan

Ancestry of โ€œMoldovannessโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoldovanAlternative form of Moldavian
2EnglishMoldovaโ€”
3RomanianMoldovaโ€”
4Gothic๐Œผ๐Œฟ๐Œป๐Œณ๐Œฐdust
5Proto-Germanicmuldลmould; soil, dirt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelhโ‚‚-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 mey- โ†’