Where does “meil” come from?

meil (Middle High German) comes from Old High German meil, from Proto-Germanic mailą, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “meil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmeil—
2Proto-Germanicmailąspot, mark, blemish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “meil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mailą →Every word from Old High German meil →