Where does “molen” come from?
molen (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-n-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
molen (Plautdietsch): to draw, to sketch
Definitions
- to draw, to sketch
Ancestry of “molen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |