Where does “melde-” come from?

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

melde- (German): Relating to registration, dispatches, or...

Definitions

  1. Relating to registration, dispatches, or...

Ancestry of “melde-”, step by step

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—

Words derived from “melde-”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Dutch meldon →