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Where does “mylner” come from?

mylner (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 “mylner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmyllere—
2Middle Englishmylnere—
3Norwegian Nynorskmylnemill
4Old Norsemylna—
5Old Englishmylenmill
6Proto-West Germanic*mulīnu—
7Latinmolīna—
8Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mylner”

  • Miller
  • miller
  • Millerite
  • windmiller
  • millerite
  • Millerian
  • watermiller
  • milleress
  • Miller
  • meller
  • miller
  • millere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →