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Where does “otemele” come from?

otemele (Middle English) comes from Middle English mele, from Old English melu, from Proto-West Germanic melu, from Proto-Germanic melwą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

otemele (Middle English): oatmeal; meal made from oats or a dish made from...

Definitions

  1. oatmeal; meal made from oats or a dish made from...

Ancestry of “otemele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmeleFlour, especially that of wheat; The meal of...
2Old Englishmeluflour; meal, the edible part of a grain or pulse
3Proto-West Germanicmeluground corn, meal, flour
4Proto-Germanicmelwąground corn, meal, flour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “otemele”

  • oatmeal
  • oatmealy
  • オートミール
  • 오트밀
  • ùdmiléna
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