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Where does “Miele” come from?

Miele (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian mīl, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

Miele (Saterland Frisian): mile

Definitions

  1. mile

Ancestry of “Miele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmīl—
2Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
3LatinMīlle—
4Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →