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- Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*mélh₂ti
- Proto-Italic*melō
- Latinmolō
- Latinmolīnus
- Late Latinmolīna
- Proto-West Germanic*mulīnu
- Old Englishmylen
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
- Proto-Germanic*hweulō
- Old Englishhwēol
- Old Englishmylenhwēol
- Middle Englishmilnewhel
- English todaymillwheel
From Middle English milnewhel, from Old English mylenhwēol (“millwheel”), equivalent to mill + wheel.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.