Where does “ventmuelejo” come from?
ventmuelejo (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.
ventmuelejo (Esperanto): windmill
Definitions
- windmill
Ancestry of “ventmuelejo”, step by step
ventmuelejo 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 vento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vento | wind |
| 2 | French | vent | Atmospheric wind; A flatulence; Empty words, hot... |
| 3 | Middle French | vent | wind |
| 4 | Old French | vent | wind |
| 5 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |