Where does “Meilenstein” come from?

Meilenstein (German) comes from German Meile, from Middle High German mīle, from Old High German mīla, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

Meilenstein (German): milestone

Definitions

  1. milestone

Ancestry of “Meilenstein”, step by step

Meilenstein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Meile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeilemile; league
2Middle High Germanmīle—
3Old High Germanmīlamile
4Latinmīlia—
5Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
6LatinMīllethousand; 1000
7Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

via German stein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansteinstone, rock
2Middle High Germansteinstone
3Old High Germansteinstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →