Where does “akvomuelejo” come from?
akvomuelejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto muelejo, from Esperanto mueli, from German Mühle, from Middle High German müle, from Old High German mulī, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
akvomuelejo (Esperanto): watermill
Definitions
- watermill
Ancestry of “akvomuelejo”, step by step
akvomuelejo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto muelejo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | muelejo | mill |
| 2 | Esperanto | mueli | to pulverise, to grind |
| 3 | German | Mühle | mill; nine men's morris; old, rickety vehicle |
| 4 | Middle High German | müle | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mulī | — |
| 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 |