English
Milner
Milner comes from Middle English mylnere ‘miller’, from mylne ‘mill’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ‘to grind, crush’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-‘to grind, crush’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mélh₂tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*melō‘to grind’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmolō‘to grind or mill’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmolīnum‘mill’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEmolīnavariant of molīnum
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mulīnu‘mill’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mylen‘mill’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mylne‘mill’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500mylnere‘miller’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Milner
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-‘to grind, crush’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mélh₂tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*melō‘to grind’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmolō‘to grind or mill’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmolīnum‘mill’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEmolīnavariant of molīnum
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mulīnu‘mill’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mylen‘mill’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mylne‘mill’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500mylnere‘miller’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Milner
Earliest quotation: 2011, Phil McNulty, Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City: “In contrast to what was to come, City were…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ‘to grind, crush’
meal, mold, mole, mild, mould, mule, camo, bonanza, molar, mullet, melatonin, mull, amalgam, malleable, maelstrom, martel, millet, malm, amyl, 38 more
through Late Latin molīnum ‘mill’
through Late Latin molīna
Today it means
name A surname originating as an occupation for a miller.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- / Milner