Where does “mell” come from?
Mell comes from Middle English melen, from Old French meller, from Old French mesler, from Proto-Italic mikskō, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mel-.
mell (English): To speak; tell; say; Discourse; conversation; To...
Definitions
- To speak; tell; say; Discourse; conversation; To...
Ancestry of “mell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | mel | A time, occasion or event; The occasion when a... |
| 2 | Old English | mǣl | time, measure; speech, talk, conversation;... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | māl | time, occasion; mealtime |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
Words derived from “mell”