Where does “mjöl” come from?

mjöl (Swedish) comes 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.

mjöl (Swedish): flour; ground or milled grain or cereal, in...

Definitions

  1. flour; ground or milled grain or cereal, in...

Ancestry of “mjöl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmiøl—
2Old Norsemjǫlflour
3Proto-Germanicmelwąground corn, meal, flour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mjöl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →