English

maizemeal

From maize + meal.

A compound of maize + meal

Proto-Arawak *marikɨ

Taíno *mahis

Spanish maíz ‘corn, maize’

English maize

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ‘to measure’

Proto-Germanic *mēlą ‘time’

Proto-West Germanic *māl ‘time’

Old English mǣl ‘measure’

Middle English mel ‘a time’

English meal

Today it means

noun maize meal (coarse flour)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / maizemeal