malle
French
noun
Definitions
- large suitcase; trunk
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French malle inherited from Old French male (leather wooden travel-case, leather bag, bag, wallet) derived from Frankish *malhu, *malha (leather bag, bag) derived from Proto-Germanic *malhō (leather bag, bag, pouch) derived from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (leather pouch, leather bag).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*molko-
Gloss
leather pouch, leather bag
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mala Latin
- mallette French
- μολγός Ancient Greek
- *molko- Proto-Indo-European
- mala Portuguese
- malinha Portuguese
- *malhō Proto-Germanic
- male Middle English
- máilín Irish
- mála Irish
- male Old French
- malement Old French
- malete Old French
- Madelhart Old High German
- Mall Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- malle Middle French
- *malhu, *malha Frankish
- male xno