Where does “moelleux” come from?
moelleux (English) comes from French moelleux, from French moelle, from Middle French moelle, from Old French moele, from Middle Dutch mōlen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
moelleux (English): Of mid-level sweetness
Definitions
- Of mid-level sweetness
Ancestry of “moelleux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | moelleux | full of marrow, marrowy; soft, supple, graceful |
| 2 | French | moelle | marrow; spinal cord; pith |
| 3 | Middle French | moelle | — |
| 4 | Old French | moele | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | mōlen | mill |
| 6 | Old Dutch | mulin | — |
| 7 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 8 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |