Where does “muller” come from?
muller (English) comes from German Müller, from Middle High German mülnære, from Old High German mulināri, from Proto-Germanic *mulīnārī, from Latin molīnārius, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
muller (English): One who, or that which, mulls
Definitions
- One who, or that which, mulls
Ancestry of “muller”, step by step
muller traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Müller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Müller | miller |
| 2 | Middle High German | mülnære | miller |
| 3 | Old High German | mulināri | miller |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mulīnārī | — |
| 5 | Latin | molīnārius | miller |
| 6 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 7 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 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 |
via English mull
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mull | To work mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | mollen | to soften by wetting |
| 3 | Old French | moillier | to wet |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 6 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 7 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via French molette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | molette | rowel; scroll wheel; mouse wheel |
| 2 | French | meule | grindstone; millstone; round |
| 3 | Old French | mole | — |
| 4 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |