Where does “mæl” come from?
mæl (Old English) comes from Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌻, from Proto-Germanic maþlą, from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
mæl (Old English): a measure; mark, sign; time, occasion, season
Definitions
- a measure; mark, sign; time, occasion, season
Ancestry of “mæl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Gothic | 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌻 | market, marketplace |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maþlą | gathering; speech; legal case |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mōtaną | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mōd- | to permit, make able |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |