malen.
to grind
Meaning & usage
to grind
to worry, overthink
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch mālen, from Old Dutch *malan, from Proto-West Germanic *malan, from Proto-Germanic *malaną.
to paint
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch mâlen, from Old Dutch *mālon, denominative of *māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *māl (modern maal).
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