Where does “meld” come from?

meld (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål melde, from Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-West Germanic melþōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną.

meld (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of melde

Definitions

  1. imperative of melde

Ancestry of “meld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmeldeto announce, report, notify
2Middle Low Germanmeldento betray
3Old Saxonmeldōn—
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 Saxon meldōn →