Where does “Mödung” come from?

Mödung (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian mödn, from Middle High German melden, from Old Dutch meldon, from Proto-West Germanic melþōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną.

Mödung (Bavarian): report, notification

Definitions

  1. report, notification

Ancestry of “Mödung”, step by step

Mödung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bavarian mödn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianmödnto report, to inform about
2Middle High Germanmelden—
3Old Dutchmeldon—
4Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
5Proto-Germanic*melþōną—

via Bavarian ung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianung—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Dutch meldon →