Where does “Meldebehörde” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Meldebehörde”, step by step

Meldebehörde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German melden

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

via German Behörde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBehördeauthority
2German Low Germanbehörento belong
Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →