Where does “Restmüll” come from?
Restmüll (German) comes from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
Restmüll (German): non-recyclable waste
Definitions
- non-recyclable waste
Ancestry of “Restmüll”, step by step
Restmüll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 2 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 3 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 4 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Müll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Müll | trash, garbage, refuse, waste, junk; nonsense |
| 2 | English | mull | To work mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | mollen | to soften by wetting |
| 4 | Old French | moillier | to wet |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 7 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 8 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |