Where does “gristmilling” come from?
gristmilling (English) comes from English milling, from English mill, from Middle English mille, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
gristmilling (English): The operation of a gristmill
Definitions
- The operation of a gristmill
Ancestry of “gristmilling”, step by step
gristmilling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English milling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | milling | A grinding process using a mill; The series of... |
| 2 | English | mill | A grinding apparatus for substances such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | mille | — |
| 4 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 6 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 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 |