Where does “mellen” come from?

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

mellen (Low German): to report, announce

Definitions

  1. to report, announce

Ancestry of “mellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmeldento betray
2Old Saxonmeldōn—
3Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
4Proto-Germanic*melþōną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Saxon meldōn →