Where does “fullkornsmjöl” come from?
fullkornsmjöl (Swedish) comes from Swedish mjöl, from Old Swedish miøl, from Old Norse mjǫl, from Proto-Germanic melwą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
fullkornsmjöl (Swedish): whole-grain flour, wholemeal flour
Definitions
- whole-grain flour, wholemeal flour
Ancestry of “fullkornsmjöl”, step by step
fullkornsmjöl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mjöl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mjöl | flour; ground or milled grain or cereal, in... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | miøl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | mjǫl | flour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | melwą | ground corn, meal, flour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Swedish fullkorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fullkorn | whole grain |
| 2 | Swedish | korn | a seed of grain; barley; the genus "Hordeum ";... |
| 3 | Old Norse | korn | corn; grain |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |