Where does “zumüllen” come from?
zumüllen (German) comes from German müllen, from German Müll, from English mull, from Middle English mollen, from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis — to soften, to melt.
zumüllen (German): to litter
Definitions
- to litter
Ancestry of “zumüllen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | müllen | to make garbage |
| 2 | German | Müll | trash, garbage, refuse, waste, junk; nonsense |
| 3 | English | mull | To work mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | mollen | to soften by wetting |
| 5 | Old French | moillier | to wet |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 7 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 8 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 9 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |