Where does “ordmoln” come from?

ordmoln (Swedish) comes from Swedish moln, from Middle High German maln, from Old High German malan, from Proto-West Germanic malan, from Proto-Germanic malaną, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

ordmoln (Swedish): a tag cloud

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ordmoln”, step by step

ordmoln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish moln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmolncloud
2Middle High Germanmalnto grind
3Old High Germanmalanto grind
4Proto-West Germanicmalanto grind
5Proto-Germanicmalanąto grind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Swedish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
2Old Swedishorþword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →