Where does “Müll” come from?
Müll (German) comes from English mull, from Middle English mollen, from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus — to soften, to melt.
Müll (German): trash, garbage, refuse, waste, junk; nonsense
Definitions
- trash, garbage, refuse, waste, junk; nonsense
Ancestry of “Müll”, step by step
Müll traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English mull
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mull | To work mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | mollen | to soften by wetting |
| 3 | Old French | moillier | to wet |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 6 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 7 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Middle Low German mül
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | mül | dust |
| 2 | Middle High German | mülle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mulli | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *muljaną | to crush (into pieces), grind |
via Latin mūlus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mūlus | a mule (pack animal) |