Where does “Mahlwerk” come from?
Mahlwerk (German) comes from German mahlen, from Middle High German mālen, from Old High German mālōn, from Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic māl, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Mahlwerk (German): grinder, grinding mill, grinding gear, burr functional unit of an apparatus that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces
Definitions
- grinder, grinding mill, grinding gear, burr functional unit of an apparatus that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces
Ancestry of “Mahlwerk”, step by step
Mahlwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mahlen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mahlen | to grind |
| 2 | Middle High German | mālen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mālōn | to paint, to draw |
| 4 | Old High German | māl | a time; spot, stain |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | māl | time, occasion; mealtime |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |