Where does “Müllwerkerin” come from?
Müllwerkerin (German) comes from German Müllwerker, from German Müll, from English mull, from Middle English mollen, from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis — to soften, to melt.
Ancestry of “Müllwerkerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Müllwerker | garbage collector, garbage man; bin man male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | Müll | trash, garbage, refuse, waste, junk; nonsense |
| 3 | English | mull | To work mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | mollen | to soften by wetting |
| 5 | Old French | moillier | to wet |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 7 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 8 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 9 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |