Where does “muelŝtono” come from?
muelŝtono (Esperanto) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
muelŝtono (Esperanto): millstone
Definitions
- millstone
Ancestry of “muelŝtono”, step by step
muelŝtono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto mueli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | mueli | to pulverise, to grind |
| 2 | German | Mühle | mill; nine men's morris; old, rickety vehicle |
| 3 | Middle High German | müle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mulī | — |
| 5 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 6 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Esperanto ŝtono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝtono | stone |
| 2 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 3 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 4 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 5 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |