Where does “melda” come from?

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

melda (Norwegian Nynorsk): to report, file a complaint; to review

Definitions

  1. to report, file a complaint; to review

Ancestry of “melda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmeldento betray
2Old Saxonmeldōn—
3Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
4Proto-Germanic*melþōną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *melþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic melþōn →Every word from Old Saxon meldōn →