Where does “mellen” come from?

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

mellen (Luxembourgish): to report, to announce; to get in touch

Definitions

  1. to report, to announce; to get in touch

Ancestry of “mellen”, 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 “mellen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Dutch meldon →