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Where does “mélḱmō” come from?

mélḱmō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic melhaną, from Proto-Indo-European melḱ- — to cloud, overcast.

Ancestry of “mélḱmō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmelhaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmelḱ-to cloud, overcast

Words derived from “mélḱmō”

  • 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰
  • melhmô
Every word from Proto-Indo-European melḱ- →