Where does “Nullmeilenstein” come from?

Nullmeilenstein (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.

Nullmeilenstein (German): zero mile marker

Definitions

  1. zero mile marker

Ancestry of “Nullmeilenstein”, step by step

Nullmeilenstein traces back through 3 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 Null

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNullzero; failure, loser
2GermanNulla
3Italiannullafeminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
4Latinnūllano
5Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

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
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