Where does “mølle” come from?
mølle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish mølle, from Old Norse mylna, 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- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mølle (Norwegian Bokmål): a mill
Definitions
- a mill
Ancestry of “mølle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mølle | mill, millhouse |
| 2 | Old Norse | mylna | — |
| 3 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 5 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 6 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |