Where does “mālen” come from?

mālen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch malan, from Proto-West Germanic malan, from Proto-Germanic malaną, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mālen (Middle Dutch): to grind

Definitions

  1. to grind

Ancestry of “mālen”, step by step

mālen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch malan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmalan—
2Proto-West Germanicmalanto grind
3Proto-Germanicmalanąto grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Old Dutch mālon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmālonto paint
2Proto-West Germanicmāltime, occasion; mealtime
3Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁lom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mālen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →