Germanic etymology : List with all references

Proto-Germanic: *malma-z, *milma-z, *mulma-z, -n; *mulēn; *millō; *muldō; *malō; ? *malwian- vb.

Meaning: sand, ore

Gothic: malma m. (a) `sand'; mulda f. (ō) `dust'; ? *ga-malwjan `zermalmen, zerstossen'

Old Norse: malm-r `Erz; Metall, Waffe (poet.)'; mjɔll f. `trockener Neuschnee'; moli m. `Stückchen'; mold f. `Erde'; mɔl f. `Kies, grober Sand'; ? mölva, melja wk. `zermalmen' (poet.)

Norwegian: malm `Erz'; mjöll, mjell; mole; mol; mold; mol

Swedish: malm `Sandebene; Erz'; smule; dial. mjɔl(l)a `Art feiner Sanderde'; dial. mjog `Sandhügel'; dial. mjäla, mjälla `feine Sanderde'; dial. mal `Kies'; mull `Erde'; ; dial. smula `zermalmen'

Old Danish: malm `Erz; das feste Holz in Tannen und Fichten'; muld `Erde'

Danish: smule; ; dial. smule `zerbröckeln'

Old English: mealm, -es m. `sand, chalk'; { smola, smula, smule `Grund' }; { mylsn `Staub' }; myl 'Staub'

Old Saxon: melm `Staub, Sand'

Middle Dutch: molm, mollem, mollen n., melm m., melme f. `stof, droog zand'

Dutch: molm m., n.; { mul }

Middle Low German: mül 'Staub'

Low German: Müll, Mull 'lockere Erde'

Old High German: melm `Staub, Erde' (9.Jh.); ; mol(a)wēn `zerschmelzen, vergehen'; molta `Staub, Erde'; gimulli (9.Jh.) 'Staub, Schutt'

Middle High German: mëlm st. m. 'staub, sand'; { malmen `zermalmen' }; { mulm } mulle, mul st. f. 'staub, müll'

German: Mulm m.; (zer)malmen; Müll m.

Comments: See *mala-n (in Germanic the roots are completely confused).

Proto-IE: *mel-

Meaning: sand, clay

Old Indian: maṇḍa- m., n. `scum of boiled rice (or any grain); thick part of milk, cream'; mŕ̥d- f. `earth, soil, clay, loam', mr̥tsna- m., n. `dust, powder', mr̥tsnā f. `clay, loam'

Old Greek: blén(n)a f., blénno-s m. `Schleim, Rotz', blénno- `rotzig, schleimig; dumm'

Germanic: *mal-m-a- m., *mil-m-a- m., *mul-m-a- m., n.; *mul-an- m.; *mill-ō f.; *mul-d-ō f.; *mal-ō; ? *malw-ia- vb.

Russ. meaning: песок, глина etc.

References: WP II 284 f

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