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Where does “mland-” come from?

mland- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “mland-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mland-”

  • bland
  • blandly
  • blandness
  • blandify
  • blander
  • blando
  • blanda
  • blanditer
  • blandi
  • perblandus
  • blandire
  • blandities
  • blandiens
  • blandus
  • blandiendus
  • blandior
  • blanditurus
  • blanditus
  • blandio
  • blandiri
  • Blandina
  • blande
  • blanditia
  • blandimentum
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