Where does “meld” come from?
Meld comes from Middle English melen, from Old French meller and mesler, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European roots meldʰ-, melh₂-, and mel-.
meld (English): to combine multiple similar objects into one; In...
Definitions
- to combine multiple similar objects into one; In...
Ancestry of “meld”, step by step
meld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English melt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | melt | Molten material, the product of melting; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | melten | to melt |
| 3 | Old English | meltan | to consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | meltaną | to dissolve; melt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mel- | false, erroneous; bad, evil |
via Dutch melden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | melden | to report, communicate; let know |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | melden | to betray, to rat on, to report; to announce, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | meldon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | melþōn | to specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *melþōną | — |
Words derived from “meld”