Where does “mulin” come from?

mulin (Old High German) comes from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mulin (Old High German): mill

Definitions

  1. mill

Ancestry of “mulin”, step by step

mulin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin molīnum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmolīnuma mill
2Latinmolīnusmill
3Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
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 Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*mulīnumill
2Latinmolīna—

Words derived from “mulin”

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