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
Ancestry of “mellen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | melden | to betray |
| 2 | Old Saxon | meldōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | melþōn | to specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *melþōną | — |