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
- to report; to tell on; to put one's hand up
Ancestry of “melden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | melden | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | meldon | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | melþōn | to specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *melþōną | — |
Words derived from “melden”