Where does “møll” come from?
møll (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse mǫlr, from Proto-Germanic malwan, from Proto-Indo-European molH-(y)o-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂ — to grind, crush.
møll (Norwegian Bokmål): a moth
Definitions
- a moth
Ancestry of “møll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mǫlr | moth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | malwan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | molH-(y)o- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂ | to grind, crush |