Where does “Achtelmiel” come from?

Achtelmiel (Plautdietsch) comes from German Achtel, from German Teil, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Achtelmiel (Plautdietsch): furlong

Definitions

  1. furlong

Ancestry of “Achtelmiel”, step by step

Achtelmiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Achtel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAchtelan eighth
2GermanTeilpart, piece; fraction of a whole; thing
3Middle High Germanteil—
4Old High Germanteil—
5Proto-West Germanicdailipart
6Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Plautdietsch Miel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschMielmile
2Middle Low Germanmīle—
3Latinmīlia—
4Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
5LatinMīllethousand; 1000
6Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →