millstone
English
/ˈmɪlstəʊn/, /ˈmɪlˌstoʊn/
noun
Definitions
- A large round stone used for grinding grain.
- (geology) A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit.
- (figurative) Often in a millstone round one's neck (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible): a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mylnston inherited from Old English mylenstān (millstone) affix from English mill + English stone derived from Proto-Germanic *malaną (grind, grindVerb) derived from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (grind, crush, dark color, rub, mill, beat, break up, black, pound) derived from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (stone) derived from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (stiffen, something hard, thicken).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*steyh₂-
Gloss
stiffen, something hard, thicken
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Littlemill English
- Milford English
- Newmill English
- Stenhouse English
- Stonehouse English
- Stonewall English
- Yellowstone English
- Yorkstone English
- adder stone English
- airstone English
- alumstone English
- amazonstone English
- axstone English
- bafflestone English
- bakestone English
- bedstone English
- bilestone English
- bindstone English
- birthstone English
- blockstone English
- bloodstone English
- bluestone English
- bondstone English
- borderstone English
- boulderstone English
- boundstone English
- breakstone English
- brimstone English
- brownstone English
- cairngormstone English
- capstone English
- catmill English
- chalkstone English
- charmstone English
- cherrystone English
- chockstone English
- chuckiestone English
- chuckstone English
- claystone English
- clingstone English
- clinkstone English
- cobblestone English
- cornerstone English
- cornmill English
- cornstone English
- crabstone English
- crowstone English
- cryomill English
- curbstone English
- datestone English
- destone English
- doorstone English
- dripstone English
- dropstone English
- drystone English
- eaglestone English
- earstone English
- edgestone English
- endmill English
- endstone English
- eyestone English
- fieldstone English
- firestone English
- flagstone English
- flintstone English
- floatstone English
- flowstone English
- footstone English
- forestone English
- formstone English
- framestone English
- freestone English
- gallstone English
- gemstone English
- gig-mill English
- grainstone English
- grapestone English
- gravestone English
- graystone English
- greenstone English
- greystone English
- grindstone English
- gristmill English
- gritstone English
- groundstone English
- guidestone English
- gunstone English
- hailstone English
- hammermill English
- hammerstone English
- handmill English
- handstone English
- hardstone English
- headstone English
- hearthstone English
- holystone English
- honestone English
- honeystone English
- hornstone English
- icestone English
- inkstone English
- ironstone English
- jackstone English
- jewstone English
- kerbstone English
- keystone English
- knockstone English
- lapstone English
- limestone English
- lovestone English
- lumbermill English
- madstone English
- malmstone English
- marlstone English
- merestone English
- milestone English
- milkstone English
- mill English
- millability English
- millable English
- millboard English
- milldust English
- miller English
- millful English
- millhand English
- millhouse English
- millman English
- millocracy English
- millocrat English
- millowner English
- millpond English
- millrind English
- millrun English
- millstead English
- millstream English
- millwheel English
- millwork English
- millworker English
- millworks English
- millwright English
- minimill English
- moonstone English
- moorstone English
- mudstone English
- needlestone English
- oilstone English
- packstone English
- padstone English
- pearlstone English
- peastone English
- pebblestone English
- permastone English
- philosopher's stone English
- pipestone English
- pitchstone English
- potstone English
- powdermill English
- puddingstone English
- pugmill English
- quernstone English
- ragstone English
- ravenstone English
- remill English
- restone English
- rhinestone English
- rimstone English
- ringstone English
- roadstone English
- roestone English
- rottenstone English
- roundstone English
- rubblestone English
- rubstone English
- runestone English
- sandstone English
- sawmill English
- scoopstone English
- scrubstone English
- scythestone English
- silkstone English
- siltstone English
- slatestone English
- sleekstone English
- slingstone English
- snakestone English
- soapstone English
- sorcerer's stone English
- stamp mill English
- starstone English
- stepstone English
- stinkstone English
- stonable English
- stone English
- stone bow English
- stone dead English
- stone knapper English
- stone-hard English
- stone-paste English
- stone-still English
- stonebaked English
- stonebird English
- stoneblower English
- stoneblowing English
- stoneboat English
- stonebow English
- stonebrash English
- stonebreak English
- stonebreaker English
- stonebrood English
- stonebuilt English
- stonecast English
- stonechat English
- stonecraft English
- stonecrop English
- stonecutter English
- stonecutting English
- stoned English
- stonedelf English
- stonedresser English
- stonefaced English
- stonefall English
- stonefish English
- stonefly English
- stoneground English
- stonehard English
- stonehead English
- stonehearted English
- stonelayer English
- stoneless English
- stonelike English
- stonelore English
- stoneman English
- stonemasonry English
- stonemeal English
- stonen English
- stoneness English
- stonepaste English
- stonepit English
- stoneproof English
- stoner English
- stoneroot English
- stonerunner English
- stoneseed English
- stonest English
- stonewall English
- stoneware English
- stonewash English
- stonewashed English
- stoneweed English
- stonework English
- stoneworker English
- stoneworking English
- stonewort English
- stoney English
- stonify English
- stonish English
- stony English
- suckstone English
- sunstone English
- swinestone English
- tablestone English
- threadmill English
- throughstone English
- thunderstone English
- tilestone English
- tinstone English
- toadstone English
- tombstone English
- topstone English
- touchstone English
- treadmill English
- tripestone English
- turnstone English
- upping stone English
- veinstone English
- wackestone English
- watermill English
- waterstone English
- waukmill English
- waulkmill English
- whetstone English
- whinmill English
- whitestone English
- windmill English
- woodstone English
- Malarici Latin
- milium Latin
- mola Latin
- molina Latin
- molo Latin
- molīnum Latin
- molō, molere Latin
- mulleus Latin
- Mühle German
- Mühlstein German
- Stein German
- maelstrom Dutch, Flemish
- molen Dutch, Flemish
- molensteen Dutch, Flemish
- steen Dutch, Flemish
- μέλας Ancient Greek
- μελίνη Ancient Greek
- μύλη Ancient Greek
- *kenk- Proto-Indo-European
- *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *mélid Proto-Indo-European
- *stegh- Proto-Indo-European
- *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *steyh₂no- Proto-Indo-European
- mølle Norwegian Bokmål
- møllestein Norwegian Bokmål
- stein Norwegian Bokmål
- *malaną Proto-Germanic
- *malmaz Proto-Germanic
- *melwą Proto-Germanic
- *mildijaz Proto-Germanic
- *muldō Proto-Germanic
- *mēlijaną Proto-Germanic
- *stainaz Proto-Germanic
- ストーン Japanese
- ミル Japanese
- mylenstān Old English
- mylnestān Old English
- stān Old English
- मल Sanskrit
- mill Middle English
- mille Middle English
- mylnston Middle English
- stone Middle English
- bláith Irish
- *Mallar Old Norse
- mala Old Norse
- meldr Old Norse
- mjallr Old Norse
- mǫl Old Norse
- steinn Old Norse
- *melti Proto-Slavic
- *moltъ Proto-Slavic
- *stěna Proto-Slavic
- ŝtono Esperanto
- मिल Hindi
- molensteen Middle Dutch
- stein Old High German
- 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉 Gothic
- 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *malan gmw-pro
- *stain gmw-pro
- stēn Old Dutch
- *mel Proto-Celtic
- *meleti Proto-Celtic
- *meljom Proto-Italic
- *molweyos Proto-Italic
- malnos Lithuanian
- stēn Old Frisian
- ston Tok Pisin
- stonim Tok Pisin
- *v-mel-neH2 Proto-Albanian
- *melʔ- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- mäl- Tocharian B
- miri Sranan Tongo
- ston Sranan Tongo
- *stainawarijaʀ Proto-Norse
- gmq-pro, ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse
- ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse
- melm lng
- 𒄭 Urartian
- mill
- stony
- stone
- stoney
- stoned
- remill
- miller
- stoner
- stonen
- stonify
- millrun
- catmill
- restone
- destone
- Milford
- axstone
- sawmill
- millful
- millman
- endmill
- stonish
- pugmill
- Newmill
- stonest
- sunstone
- whinmill
- minimill
- stonepit
- inkstone
- gunstone
- padstone
- endstone
- madstone
- millwork
- bedstone
- airstone
- mudstone
- tinstone
- millrind
- capstone
- peastone
- jewstone
- stonebow
- earstone
- millhand
- keystone
- stoneman
- roestone
- rimstone
- cornmill
- gig-mill
- milldust
- topstone
- millable
- ragstone
- oilstone
- eyestone
- drystone
- icestone
- cryomill
- lapstone
- gemstone
- windmill
- handmill
- millpond
- rubstone
- stonefly
- stonable
- potstone
- waukmill
- stonehead
- malmstone
- Yorkstone
- tombstone
- pipestone
- stonewort
- datestone
- milestone
- stoneroot
- holystone
- doorstone
- roadstone
- brimstone
- Stenhouse
- formstone
- stoneware
- veinstone
- ironstone
- stoneboat
- Stonewall
- bilestone
- stoneweed
- waulkmill
- marlstone
- flowstone
- stonewall
- footstone
- millboard
- crabstone
- hardstone
- jackstone
- bondstone
- kerbstone
- toadstone
- stoneless
- honestone
- stonewash
- stonecrop
- soapstone
- freestone
- hornstone
- moorstone
- millwheel
- dropstone
- stone bow
- sandstone
- ringstone
- suckstone
- tilestone
- silkstone
- flagstone
- stonehard
- graystone
- millworks
- woodstone
- alumstone
- treadmill
- stonebird
- siltstone
- bindstone
- stonefall
- bluestone
- stonelike
- edgestone
- stonedelf
- dripstone
- millowner
- stepstone
- claystone
- millstead
- stoneseed
- stonecast
- cornstone
- limestone
- forestone
- bakestone
- moonstone
- stonechat
- stonework
- stonefish
- lovestone
- gallstone
- gristmill
- starstone
- firestone
- stonelore
- gritstone
- headstone
- curbstone
- merestone
- greystone
- milkstone
- millhouse
- stonemeal
- stoneness
- runestone
- watermill
- packstone
- millocrat
- turnstone
- handstone
- crowstone
- hailstone
- whetstone
- brownstone
- scoopstone
- pitchstone
- chockstone
- guidestone
- whitestone
- stonelayer
- touchstone
- chuckstone
- ravenstone
- stamp mill
- stonefaced
- honeystone
- wackestone
- slingstone
- tripestone
- grainstone
- stonepaste
- threadmill
- flintstone
- chalkstone
- blockstone
- floatstone
- quernstone
- clinkstone
- grapestone
- stone dead
- stonebaked
- boundstone
- framestone
- stonebrash
- millstream
- tablestone
- grindstone
- sleekstone
- roundstone
- permastone
- millworker
- knockstone
- bloodstone
- snakestone
- stoneproof
- lumbermill
- birthstone
- rhinestone
- stonebreak
- slatestone
- eaglestone
- Littlemill
- stonecraft
- millocracy
- millwright
- charmstone
- stonebuilt
- clingstone
- breakstone
- hammermill
- stone-hard
- Stonehouse
- pearlstone
- swinestone
- gravestone
- stonebrood
- greenstone
- powdermill
- stinkstone
- waterstone
- fieldstone
- scrubstone
- cobblestone
- hearthstone
- bafflestone
- stone-paste
- stone-still
- stonewashed
- borderstone
- cherrystone
- pebblestone
- hammerstone
- stoneblower
- millability
- cornerstone
- adder stone
- stonerunner
- scythestone
- groundstone
- rubblestone
- Yellowstone
- stonecutter
- stoneworker
- rottenstone
- needlestone
- stoneground
- amazonstone
- stoneworking
- boulderstone
- stonebreaker
- throughstone
- stoneblowing
- stonemasonry
- thunderstone
- stonehearted
- stonecutting
- puddingstone
- upping stone
- chuckiestone
- stonedresser
- stone knapper
- cairngormstone
- sorcerer's stone
- philosopher's stone