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Where does “mylna” come from?

mylna (Old Norse) comes from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna, 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.

Ancestry of “mylna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmylenmill
2Proto-West Germanic*mulīnu—
3Latinmolīna—
4Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mylna”

  • mølle
  • vindmølle
  • mylne
  • tredemølle
  • mølle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →