Where does “myllere” come from?
myllere (Old English) comes from Middle English mylnere, from Norwegian Nynorsk mylne, 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.
Ancestry of “myllere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mylnere | miller mill operator |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mylne | mill |
| 3 | Old Norse | mylna | — |
| 4 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 6 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |