Where does “fakemail” come from?

fakemail (English) comes from English mail, from Middle English mal, from Old English māl, from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

fakemail (English): e-mail whose sender or other information has been...

Definitions

  1. e-mail whose sender or other information has been...

Ancestry of “fakemail”, step by step

fakemail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmailA bag or wallet; A bag containing letters to be...
2Middle Englishmal
3Old Englishmālspeech, contract, agreement; suit, case, action,...
4Old Norsemállanguage; speech; matter, affair
5Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via English fake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfakeNot real; false, fraudulent; Insincere; Something...
2EnglishfeakAlternative form of feague
3Germanfegento sweep, to polish
4Middle Low Germanvegen
5Old Dutchfegōnto cleanse
6Proto-West Germanicfaginōnto gladden, rejoice
7Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-