Where does “weend-mile” come from?

weend-mile (Yola) comes from Yola mile, from Norwegian Nynorsk mylne, from Old Norse mylna, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

weend-mile (Yola): windmill

Definitions

  1. windmill

Ancestry of “weend-mile”, step by step

weend-mile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yola mile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yolamilemill
2Norwegian Nynorskmylnemill
3Old Norsemylna—
4Old Englishmylenmill
5Proto-West Germanic*mulīnumill
6Latinmolīna—
7Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Yola weend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yolaweendwind
2Middle Englishwyndwind
3Old Englishwindwind; flatulence
4Proto-West Germanicwindwind
5Proto-Germanicwindazwind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →