Where does “melde” come from?
melde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-West Germanic melþōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną.
melde (Norwegian Nynorsk): to report, notify about, file a complaint about;...
Definitions
- to report, notify about, file a complaint about;...
Ancestry of “melde”, step by step
melde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German melden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | melden | to betray |
| 2 | Old Saxon | meldōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | melþōn | to specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *melþōną | — |
via Proto-Germanic *meldǭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *meldǭ | a plant of the genus Chenopodium, goosefoot |