Where does “Ölmüller” come from?
Ölmüller (German) 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.
Ölmüller (German): oil miller, one who produces oil by pressing
Definitions
- oil miller, one who produces oil by pressing
Ancestry of “Ölmüller”, step by step
Ölmüller traces back through two 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 German Öl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Öl | oil |
| 2 | Middle High German | öl | oil |
| 3 | Old High German | oli | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oli | olive oil |
| 5 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |