Where does “mál” come from?

mál (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mál (Old Norse): language; speech; matter, affair

Definitions

  1. language; speech; matter, affair

Ancestry of “mál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mál”

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