Where does “medeler” come from?

medeler (Middle English) comes from Old French medler, from Old French medlé, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.

medeler (Middle English): Alternative form of medler

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of medler

Ancestry of “medeler”, step by step

medeler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French medler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchmedlerAlternative form of mesler
2Old Frenchmedlémixed; intermixed; past participle of medler
3LatinmespilumThe medlar
4Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar

via Old French meslier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmeslier—
2Old Frenchmedlemixed; intermixed
Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον →Every word from Latin mespilum →Every word from Old French medlé →