Where does “vindmylla” come from?
vindmylla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mylla, from Icelandic mylna, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
vindmylla (Icelandic): windmill
Ancestry of “vindmylla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | mylla | mill, millhouse |
| 2 | Icelandic | mylna | — |
| 3 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | — |
| 5 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 6 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |