Where does “*mālēn” come from?

*mālēn (Proto-West Germanic) comes 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.

*mālēn (Proto-West Germanic): to paint

Definitions

  1. to paint

Ancestry of “*mālēn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*mālēn”

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