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> the noun "mjol" (flour) means "having been ground up" Ah - "mjol" as flour must be cognate with "meal". I hadn't previously associated meal with mills, but i

> the noun "mjol" (flour) means "having been ground up" Ah - "mjol" as flour must be cognate with "meal". I hadn't previously associated meal with mills, but it makes sense.

hnbad 4y ago
As another data point: meal/flour is "Mehl" in German. Mehl/meal is milled in a Mühle/mill.
- Ichthypresbyter 4y ago
  Flour was originally only the highest quality grade- the "flower"- of ground grain.
vidarh 4y ago
Meal appears to be a cognate of Old Norse "mál" ("mål", "måltid" - meal, meal time - in modern Norwegian) rather than mjol. Compare also Mehl (flour) vs Mahl (meal) in German.
- yobbo 4y ago
  Both meanings exist in English - "stonemeal" or "oatmeal" for example.