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Where does “mǫlr” come from?

mǫlr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic malwan, from Proto-Indo-European molH-(y)o-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂ — to grind, crush.

mǫlr (Old Norse): moth

Definitions

  1. moth

Ancestry of “mǫlr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmalwan—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmolH-(y)o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂to grind, crush

Words derived from “mǫlr”

  • hajmal
  • mal
  • malkula
  • møll
  • møll
  • møl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂ →