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· Proto-Germanic
*mēlą
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*mēlą
, most common first.
meal
Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
-meal
Used to denote a fixed number, measure, or amount at a time.