Proto-West Germanic

*māl

‘time, occasion’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *māl.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *māl, most familiar first.

• meal ← mel ← mǣl
• piecemeal ← pecemele ← pece ← mǣlum ← mǣl
• fistmele ← meal ← mæl

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *māl