Where does “mālen” come from?
mālen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-n-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mālen (Middle Low German): to draw, paint; to paint
Definitions
- to draw, paint; to paint
Ancestry of “mālen”, step by step
mālen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon *mālōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Proto-Germanic mēlijaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mēlijaną | to mark, stain, paint |