Where does “*mālōn” come from?

*mālōn (Old Saxon) comes 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.

Ancestry of “*mālōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
2Proto-Albanianmelanablack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “*mālōn”

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