Mielensteen in Low German

Pronunciation: /miːln̩stɛɪ̯n/

noun

Syllabication: Mie·len·steen

Plural: Mielensteen m de Mielensteen

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Low Saxon:

Steen, de an de Straat den Afstand wiest, angeven in Kilometer (fröher Mielen) rekent von en wissen Oort

English:

milestone

Dutch:

mijlpaal

German:

Meilenstein

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Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 4.0

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Miel + Steen

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