Where does “mála” come from?

mála (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-n-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mála (Old Norse): to grind

Definitions

  1. to grind

Ancestry of “mála”, step by step

mála traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German mālen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
2Old Saxon*mālōn—
3Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
4Proto-Albanianmelanablack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Proto-Germanic malaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmalanąto grind

via Proto-Germanic mēlōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmēlōnąto stain

Words derived from “mála”

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