Where does “mollen” come from?
mollen (Middle English) comes from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
mollen (Middle English): to soften by wetting
Definitions
- to soften by wetting
Ancestry of “mollen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | moillier | to wet |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 4 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 5 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |