Where does “muljering” come from?
muljering (Swedish) comes from Swedish muljera, from French mouiller, from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus — to soften, to melt.
muljering (Swedish): palatalization
Definitions
- palatalization
Ancestry of “muljering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | muljera | palatalize |
| 2 | French | mouiller | to make wet, get wet, dampen, moisten; to water;... |
| 3 | Old French | moillier | to wet |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 6 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 7 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |