Where does “tajdomuelejo” come from?
tajdomuelejo (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.
tajdomuelejo (Esperanto): tide mill
Definitions
- tide mill
Ancestry of “tajdomuelejo”, step by step
tajdomuelejo 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 |
via Esperanto tajdo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tajdo | tide |
| 2 | English | tide | The periodic change of the sea level,... |
| 3 | Middle English | tyde | A time (period), season |
| 4 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |