Where does “Titelmühle” come from?

Titelmühle (German) comes from German Mühle, from Middle High German müle, from Old High German mulī, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Titelmühle (German): diploma mill, degree mill

Definitions

  1. diploma mill, degree mill

Ancestry of “Titelmühle”, step by step

Titelmühle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mühle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMühlemill; nine men's morris; old, rickety vehicle
2Middle High Germanmüle—
3Old High Germanmulī—
4Latinmolīna—
5Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
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 titel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantitelinflection of titeln: ## first-person singular...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →