Where does “melding” come from?

melding (Icelandic) comes from Danish melding, from Danish melde, from Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-West Germanic melþōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną.

melding (Icelandic): message, notice; the act of reporting in,...

Definitions

  1. message, notice; the act of reporting in,...

Ancestry of “melding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmeldingannouncement; report; message, indication
2Danishmeldeannounce, declare; inform, notify, report
3Middle Low Germanmeldento betray
4Old Saxonmeldōn—
5Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
6Proto-Germanic*melþōną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Saxon meldōn →