Where does “malle” come from?

malle (Old French) comes from Frankish malhu, from Proto-Germanic malhō, from Proto-Indo-European molko- — leather bag; leather pouch.

malle (Old French): large chest or trunk

Definitions

  1. large chest or trunk

Ancestry of “malle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmalhuleather bag; bag
2Proto-Germanicmalhōa leather bag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmolko-leather bag; leather pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European molko- →Every word from Proto-Germanic malhō →Every word from Frankish malhu →