Where does “melding” come from?

melding (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.

melding (Norwegian Bokmål): the act of reporting; message, report; review,...

Definitions

  1. the act of reporting; message, report; review,...

Ancestry of “melding”, 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—

Words derived from “melding”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Saxon meldōn →