Where does “acmelu” come from?

acmelu (Old English) comes from Old English melu, from Proto-West Germanic melu, from Proto-Germanic melwą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

acmelu (Old English): acorn meal

Definitions

  1. acorn meal

Ancestry of “acmelu”, step by step

acmelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English melu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmeluflour; meal, the edible part of a grain or pulse
2Proto-West Germanicmeluground corn, meal, flour
3Proto-Germanicmelwąground corn, meal, flour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Old English āc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishācoak; oaken ship
2Proto-West Germanicakbut
3Proto-Germanicakbut, however
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁o-ge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →