Where does “Eilmeldung” come from?

Eilmeldung (German) comes from German Meldung, from German melden, from Middle High German melden, from Old Dutch meldon, from Proto-West Germanic melþōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną.

Eilmeldung (German): breaking news

Definitions

  1. breaking news

Ancestry of “Eilmeldung”, step by step

Eilmeldung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Meldung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeldungreport; notification; message
2Germanmeldento report; to tell on; to put one's hand up
3Middle High Germanmelden—
4Old Dutchmeldon—
5Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
6Proto-Germanic*melþōną—

via German eilen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneilento hurry, to rush; to be urgent
2Middle High Germanīlen—
3Old High Germanīlen—
4Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten
Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Dutch meldon →