Where does “meld” come from?

meld (Dutch) comes from Dutch melden, from Middle Dutch melden, from Old Dutch meldon, from Proto-West Germanic melþōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną.

Definitions

Ancestry of “meld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeldento report, communicate; let know
2Middle Dutchmeldento betray, to rat on, to report; to announce, to...
3Old Dutchmeldon—
4Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
5Proto-Germanic*melþōną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Dutch meldon →