Where does “מײַל” come from?

מײַל (Yiddish) comes from Old High German mīla, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

מײַל (Yiddish): mile

Definitions

  1. mile

Ancestry of “מײַל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmīlamile
2Latinmīlia—
3Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
4LatinMīllethousand; 1000
5Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →