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

Definitions

  1. windmill

Ancestry of “vindmylla”, step by step

vindmylla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mylla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmyllamill, millhouse
2Icelandicmylna—
3Old Englishmylenmill
4Proto-West Germanic*mulīnumill
5Latinmolīna—
6Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Icelandic vindur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvindurwind
2Old Norsevindrwind; awry; second/third-person singular present...
3Proto-Germanicwindazwind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →