Where does “mæla” come from?

mæla (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse mál, 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.

mæla (Old Norse): to speak

Definitions

  1. to speak

Ancestry of “mæla”, step by step

mæla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse mál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemállanguage; speech; matter, affair
2Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
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

via Proto-Germanic maþlijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaþlijanąto speak
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 “mæla”

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