Where does “Meil” come from?

Meil (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German mīle, from Old High German mīla, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

Meil (Luxembourgish): mile

Definitions

  1. mile

Ancestry of “Meil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmīle—
2Old High Germanmīlamile
3Latinmīlia—
4Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
5LatinMīllethousand; 1000
6Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →