Where does “meddele” come from?

meddele (Danish) comes from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

meddele (Danish): to inform, communicate, tell

Definitions

  1. to inform, communicate, tell

Ancestry of “meddele”, step by step

meddele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
2Old Norsemeðwith, along with
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Danish dele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdeledivide; share; split
2Old Norsedeilato divide, split into parts; to deal out,...
3Proto-Norseᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾto share, to distribute
4Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

Words derived from “meddele”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →