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
- zero mile marker
Ancestry of “Nullmeilenstein”, step by step
Nullmeilenstein traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Meile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Meile | mile; league |
| 2 | Middle High German | mīle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mīla | mile |
| 4 | Latin | mīlia | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mīliju | mile |
| 6 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |