🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Mühle

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Müh-le

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mill/mɪl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Bauer brachte sein Getreide zur Mühle, um es mahlen zu lassen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.

    "The farmer took his wheat to the mill to have it ground into flour."
  2. 2

    A factory or place where a particular substance is processed.

    "The textile mill produced high-quality fabrics for clothing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mill' originates from the Old English 'mylen', which comes from the Latin 'molina', meaning 'millstone'. Historically, mills were essential for grinding grain into flour, a practice that dates back to ancient civilizations.

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