Where does “coalmining” come from?
coalmining (English) comes from English mining, from English mine, from Middle English myn, from Old English mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
coalmining (English): The mining of coal
Definitions
- The mining of coal
Ancestry of “coalmining”, step by step
coalmining traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mining
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mining | The activity of removing solid valuables from the... |
| 2 | English | mine | My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me;... |
| 3 | Middle English | myn | Alternative form of min |
| 4 | Old English | mīn | my, mine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mīn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |
via English coal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coal | A black rock formed from prehistoric plant... |
| 2 | Middle English | col | cole; coal |
| 3 | Old English | cōl | cool, cold, tranquil, calm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kōl(ī) | cool |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōluz | cool |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |