Where does “mæþlan” come from?

mæþlan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic maþlijaną, from Proto-Germanic maþlą, from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mæþlan (Old English): to speak

Definitions

  1. to speak

Ancestry of “mæþlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaþlijanąto speak
2Proto-Germanicmaþlągathering; speech; legal case
3Proto-Germanicmōtanąto be allowed, to be permitted to, may
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmōd-to permit, make able
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mōd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtaną →