Where does “molden” come from?
molden (Middle English) comes from Middle English molde, from Old French modle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
molden (Middle English): To knead or bake bread
Definitions
- To knead or bake bread
Ancestry of “molden”, step by step
molden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English molde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | molde | dirt loose soil |
| 2 | Old French | modle | — |
| 3 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |