Where does “mal” come from?
mal (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
mal (Norwegian Bokmål): language, dialect; aim, goal, purpose, target,...
Definitions
- language, dialect; aim, goal, purpose, target,...
Ancestry of “mal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | mal | mold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense |
| 2 | Old French | mole | — |
| 3 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |