Mehl

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mel (genitive melwes), from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Cognate with Dutch meel, English meal (etymology 2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːl/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: Mail (according to one pronunciation of this word)

Noun

Mehl n (genitive Mehls or Mehles, plural Mehle)

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

Synonyms

• (powder): Pulver (more common)

Derived terms

• Auszugsmehl
• Dinkelmehl
• Feinmehl
• Fleischmehl
• Futtermehl
• Gerstenmehl
• Getreidemehl
• Hafermehl
• Hirsemehl
• Kartoffelmehl
• Knochenmehl
• Maismehl
• mehlartig
• mehlen
• mehlig
• Mehlkloß
• Mehlsack
• Mehlschwalbe
• Mehlschwitze
• Mehlsorte
• Mehlspeise
• Mehltüte
• Paniermehl
• Reismehl
• Roggenmehl
• Sägemehl
• Sojamehl
• Stärkemehl
• Vollkornmehl
• Weißmehl
• Weizenmehl

 

Further reading

• “Mehl” in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Cognate with German Mehl, Dutch meel, English meal (etymology 2).

Noun

Mehl n

1. flour, meal

Derived terms

• Weezemehl
• Welschkannmehl