Where does “mold” come from?

mold (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse mold, from Proto-Germanic muldō, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mold (Norwegian Nynorsk): humus, earth, soil, topsoil

Definitions

  1. humus, earth, soil, topsoil

Ancestry of “mold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemoldearth, dirt, soil
2Proto-Germanicmuldōmould; soil, dirt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mold”

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