Where does “milnere” come from?
milnere (Middle English) comes from Old English myllere, from Middle English mylnere, from Norwegian Nynorsk mylne, from Old Norse mylna, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Ancestry of “milnere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | myllere | — |
| 2 | Middle English | mylnere | miller mill operator |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mylne | mill |
| 4 | Old Norse | mylna | — |
| 5 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 7 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 8 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |