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

  1. a measure; mark, sign; time, occasion, season

Ancestry of “mæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌻market, marketplace
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

Words derived from “mæl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mōd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtaną →