Where does “moelle” come from?

moelle (Middle French) comes from Old French moele, from Middle Dutch mōlen, from Old Dutch mulin, 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.

Ancestry of “moelle”, step by step

moelle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French moele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoele—
2Middle Dutchmōlenmill
3Old Dutchmulin—
4Latinmolīna—
5Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Old French moelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoelle—
2Latinmedullamarrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative...
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Old French mëolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmëolle—

Words derived from “moelle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →