Neuter

Mehl

Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) flour; meal (ground cereal)
  2. (neuter, strong) powder; dust (any result of grinding)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

määl

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/meːl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German mel (genitive melwes), from Old High German melo, from Proto-West Germanic *melu. Cognate with Dutch meel, English meal (“flour”).

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