Where does “Reismehl” come from?

Reismehl (German) comes from German Mehl, from Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from West Germanic *melu, from Proto-Germanic melwą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Reismehl (German): flour made of rice; rice flour

Definitions

  1. flour made of rice; rice flour

Ancestry of “Reismehl”, step by step

Reismehl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mehl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMehlflour; meal; powder; dust
2Middle High Germanmel—
3Old High Germanmeloflour
4West Germanic*melu—
5Proto-Germanicmelwąground corn, meal, flour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via German Reis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReisrice; shoot; plural of Real
2Middle High Germanrīs—
3Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
4Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
5Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
6Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →