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Where does “mølle” come from?

mølle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mølle, 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- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mølle (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mill, millstone, grinder; a mill; a kind of...

Definitions

  1. a mill, millstone, grinder; a mill; a kind of...

Ancestry of “mølle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmøllea mill
2Danishmøllemill, millhouse
3Old Norsemylna—
4Old Englishmylenmill
5Proto-West Germanic*mulīnu—
6Latinmolīna—
7Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mølle”

  • tredemølle
  • vindmølle
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