mjöl

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • flour; ground or milled grain or cereal, in particular of wheat
  • in general, a flour-like very fine powder

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish miøl derived from Old Norse mjǫl derived from Proto-Germanic *melwą (meal, flour) derived from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (grind, crush, dark color, rub, mill, beat, break up, black, pound).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*melh₂-

Gloss

grind, crush, dark color, rub, mill, beat, break up, black, pound

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

黒

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