Mehl

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

• IPA^(key): /meːl/

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

Mehl n (strong, genitive Mehles or Mehls, plural Mehle)

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

   Synonym: (more common) Pulver

   Sägemehl ― sawdust

• “Mehl” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Mehl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mehl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Mehl” in Duden online
• Mehl on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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

Mehl n

1. flour, meal

• Weezemehl
• Welschkannmehl