Where does “mylnston” come from?
mylnston (Middle English) comes from Old English mylenstān, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mylnston (Middle English): millstone, grindstone
Definitions
- millstone, grindstone
Ancestry of “mylnston”, step by step
mylnston traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English mylenstān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mylenstān | millstone |
| 2 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 4 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 5 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Old English mylnestān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mylnestān | — |