Where does “melo” come from?

melo (Old High German) comes from West Germanic *melu, from Proto-Germanic melwą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

melo (Old High German): flour

Definitions

  1. flour

Ancestry of “melo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Germanic*melu—
2Proto-Germanicmelwąground corn, meal, flour
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 “melo”

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