Where does “-mǣlum” come from?

-mǣlum (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mēlamiz, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

-mǣlum (Old English): at times

Definitions

  1. at times

Ancestry of “-mǣlum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmēlamiz—
2Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “-mǣlum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →