Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maþlą

Etymology
From a zero-grade stem of. In the case of *maþlą, the root-final Proto-Indo-European *d of their common root was regularly lost before the instrumental *-þlą ( < ) suffix; compare the development of from.

Noun

 * 1) gathering
 * 2) speech
 * 3) legal case
 * 4) agreement