Where does “Muldergate” come from?
Muldergate (English) comes from English Mulder, from Dutch mulder, from Middle Dutch molre, from Latin molīnārius, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Ancestry of “Muldergate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Mulder | — |
| 2 | Dutch | mulder | A miller |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | molre | — |
| 4 | Latin | molīnārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | molīnum | — |
| 6 | Latin | molīnus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |