Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "meeting, assembly, council" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesmahal(Old High German) mahal(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantsMelle(Dutch) Mahali(Germanic) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 358.