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Muller
Muller comes from German Müller ‘miller’, from Latin molīna ‘mill, grinding mill’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-‘to grind, crush’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*molh₂éh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*molāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmola‘millstone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmolīnus‘of or pertaining to a mill’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmolīna‘mill, grinding mill’substantive of molīnus
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmolīnārius‘miller’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mulīnārī‘miller’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050mulināri‘miller’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350mülnære‘miller’
- Germanc. 1650–presentMüller‘miller’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Muller
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-‘to grind, crush’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*molh₂éh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*molāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmola‘millstone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmolīnus‘of or pertaining to a mill’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmolīna‘mill, grinding mill’substantive of molīnus
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmolīnārius‘miller’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mulīnārī‘miller’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050mulināri‘miller’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350mülnære‘miller’
- Germanc. 1650–presentMüller‘miller’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Muller
Earliest quotation: 2024, Fredreka Schouten and Tierney Sneed: “In the past you had to pick your battles,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ‘to grind, crush’
meal, mild, mold, mould, camo, bonanza, melatonin, amalgam, maelstrom, martel, moline, mule, millet, moulin, malleable, malm, amyl, 41 more
through Latin mola ‘millstone’
through Latin molīna ‘mill, grinding mill’
through Proto-West Germanic *mulīnārī ‘miller’
Today it means
name A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- / Muller