Where does “umellen” come from?

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

umellen (Luxembourgish): to register; to announce; to enrol

Definitions

  1. to register; to announce; to enrol

Ancestry of “umellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishmellento report, to announce; to get in touch
2Middle High Germanmelden—
3Old Dutchmeldon—
4Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
5Proto-Germanic*melþōną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Dutch meldon →
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