Where does “degmäl” come from?

degmäl (Volapük) comes from Volapük mäl, from Middle Low German möle, from Old Saxon *mulina, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

degmäl (Volapük): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “degmäl”, step by step

degmäl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük mäl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükmälsix
2Middle Low Germanmöle—
3Old Saxon*mulina—
4Proto-West Germanic*mulīnumill
5Latinmolīna—
6Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Volapük deg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükdegten
2Latindecemten; 10
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →