Where does “moll” come from?
moll (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Moll, from Medieval Latin molle, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
moll (Norwegian Nynorsk): a moth
Ancestry of “moll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Moll | minor |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | molle | — |
| 3 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 4 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |