Where does “myle” come from?

myle (Middle English) comes from Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

myle (Middle English): mile; The time it takes to walk a mile;...

Definitions

  1. mile; The time it takes to walk a mile;...

Ancestry of “myle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmīlmillet; mile
2Latinmīlia—
3Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
4LatinMīllethousand; 1000
5Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “myle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →