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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeilemile; league
2Middle High Germanmīle—
3Old High Germanmīla—
4Latinmīlia—
5Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
6LatinMīlle—
7Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →