Where does “milleress” come from?
milleress (English) comes from English Miller, from Old English myllere, from Middle English mylnere, from Norwegian Nynorsk mylne, from Old Norse mylna, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
milleress (English): A female miller
Definitions
- A female miller
Ancestry of “milleress”, step by step
milleress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Miller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Miller | for a miller |
| 2 | Old English | myllere | — |
| 3 | Middle English | mylnere | miller mill operator |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mylne | mill |
| 5 | Old Norse | mylna | — |
| 6 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 8 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 9 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |