Where does “meldepligt” come from?

meldepligt (Danish) comes from Danish melde, from Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-West Germanic melþōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną.

meldepligt (Danish): the duty to report something; the duty to report...

Definitions

  1. the duty to report something; the duty to report...

Ancestry of “meldepligt”, step by step

meldepligt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish melde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmeldeannounce, declare; inform, notify, report
2Middle Low Germanmeldento betray
3Old Saxonmeldōn—
4Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
5Proto-Germanic*melþōną—

via Danish pligt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpligtduty
2Middle Low Germanplicht—
3Old Saxon*pliht—
4Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
5Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for
Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Saxon meldōn →