Where does “melden” come from?

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

melden (German): to report; to tell on; to put one's hand up

Definitions

  1. to report; to tell on; to put one's hand up

Ancestry of “melden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmelden—
2Old Dutchmeldon—
3Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
4Proto-Germanic*melþōną—

Words derived from “melden”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →