Where does “mell” come from?

mell (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish meld, from Proto-Celtic *meldos, from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mell (Middle Irish): pleasant, delightful

Definitions

  1. pleasant, delightful

Ancestry of “mell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmeld—
2Proto-Celtic*meldos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meld- →
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