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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/muljaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Zero-grade ye-present, pre-Germanic *ml̥h₂ye-, from the root of *malaną (to grind).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*muljaną

  1. to crush (into pieces), grind

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *mulljan
    • Old High German: mullen
  • Old Norse: mylja

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*muljanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 275