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 *melþōnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic melþōnEvery word from Old Dutch meldon