Where does “smelte” come from?

smelte (Danish) comes from Old Swedish smælta, from Old Norse smelta, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

smelte (Danish): melt; to melt

Definitions

  1. melt; to melt

Ancestry of “smelte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsmæltato melt
2Old Norsesmelta—
3Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “smelte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Old Norse smelta →