Where does “Meldestelle” come from?

Meldestelle (German) comes from German Stelle, from German Stellen, from Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Meldestelle (German): reporting office

Definitions

  1. reporting office

Ancestry of “Meldestelle”, step by step

Meldestelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStelleplace, stead, location, position, lieu; position...
2GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
3Middle High Germanstellento put, to place
4Old High Germanstellen
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljanEvery word from Old High German stellen
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