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Where does “anmälan” come from?

anmälan (Swedish) comes from Swedish anmäla, from Swedish måla, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

anmälan (Swedish): a registration; a report; a review or...

Definitions

  1. a registration; a report; a review or...

Ancestry of “anmälan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishanmälareport, notify authorities about something; sign...
2Swedishmålato paint; to score
3Old Swedishmālato paint
4Old Norsemála—
5Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
6Old Saxon*mālōn—
7Proto-West Germanic*mālēn—
8Proto-Albanianmelanablack
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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