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Where does “mēlą” come from?

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

mēlą (Proto-Germanic): measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...

Definitions

  1. measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...

Ancestry of “mēlą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mēlą”

  • meal
  • mole
  • wad
  • cornmeal
  • mealy
  • mell
  • wadding
  • meld
  • wholemeal
  • fishmeal
  • tightwad
  • molehill
  • mealworm
  • molality
  • premeal
  • mealiness
  • moleskin
  • bloodmeal
  • mealman
  • molal
  • postmeal
  • mele
  • wadmal
  • barleymeal
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